NASA Partners with Apptronik to Develop Versatile Apollo Humanoid Robot for Earth and Space

NASA is collaborating with Apptronik to develop the Apollo humanoid robot for assistive tasks on Earth and potentially in space.

Apollo is designed to be modular and reprogrammable for different tasks like manufacturing and logistics.

NASA hopes robots like Apollo could help astronauts on the Moon and Mars with tedious or dangerous work.

Developing advanced robots for space exploration will likely benefit the broader economy through spinoff technologies.

NASA is investing in private sector robotics, similar to its Commercial Crew Program, rather than building its own robots.