NASA is quietly rewriting the script for human exploration of the Red Planet, turning robots from remote-controlled tools ...

Before the first human boot sinks into Martian dust, an army of machines will have already been at work for years, testing ...

Scientists from the LASSIE project with their quadruped robot at White Sands National Park, New Mexico in August. The quadruped robot was able to scout and train autonomously. The work is part of NASA ...

ORIGAMI-style space homes that spring off the ground on Mars could house future visitors to the red planet. These hi-tech ...

A squad of robots will explore off-planet caves to help set up homes for humans, according to new research. The robo-teams would work together to rappel down into lava holes to map out potential ...

A bee-like robot currently under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is part of a new generation of bots inspired by creepy crawlies. The machine, which weighs less than a ...

Astronauts train to scale a Mars volcano at an analogue site in France. Lava tubes that crisscross the Martian surface might provide sanctuaries for the first human explorers on the Red Planet. (Photo ...