Robots flying around in space seem more like fiction than reality, but recently NASA has been testing their free-flying robots called Smart SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, ...

Artificial intelligence has quietly crossed a new threshold in orbit, helping steer a free-flying robot through the tight corridors and crowded workspaces of the International Space Station. Instead ...

Navigating in a microgravity environment is a challenge even for trained human astronauts, but it is even more challenging for autonomous robots, limiting their use in places like a space station. Now ...