Russia launches humanoid robot into space

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Russia launches humanoid robot into space

Earth to FEDOR.

A Russian humanoid robot was making its way on Thursday to the International Space Station after blasting off on a two-week mission to support the crew and test his skills. Known as FEDOR, which stands for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research, the Skybot F-850 is the first humanoid ...

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