Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Improve the Functions of NASA's Robonaut 2, Currently Working on the International Space Station, Win $10,000

From Space.com:

Hey Coders! NASA Wants You to Help Robot Astronaut See
NASA is asking coders on Earth to help a robotic astronaut helper on the International Space Station use its cold mechanical eyes to see better.

Robonaut 2 — a humanoid robot being tested by astronauts on the space station — is designed to perform mundane and complex tasks to help make life on the orbiting lab easier for human crewmembers. So far, the robot (which NASA affectionately calls R2 for short) has carried out a series of routine tasks on the space station, performed sign language and learned how to shake hands with human crewmates.

But NASA thinks the robot can do more and launched two new contests under the $10,000 Robonaut Challenge on Monday (April 1) to make it happen....MORE
HT: Big Think