NASA Robot Makes Guest Appearance On Pre-Game Show
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Super Bowl pre-game shows may not be known for catering to the gadget geeks out there, but this year, Fox has a surprise for you. Their pre-game coverage of the big game will feature a humanoid robot, built in a partnership between NASA and General Motors. Robonaut 2, which is scheduled to be launched into orbit on the Space Shuttle Discovery on Feb. 24, is already known (at least on this blog) for going on a date with MSNBC reporter Stephanie Pappas. was filmed interacting with host Howie Long at a car dealership in Dallas last week. No word on exactly what the robot plans to do on the show (here’s to hoping “announce plans for world domination” isn’t in the cards), but when it reaches space, the machine is designed to be a robotic assistant for astronauts on the International Space Station.
One thing the robot won’t be doing is kicking field goals. The design is only humanoid from the chest up, with arms, fingers and a head but no legs. NASA engineers say that they hope to one day build on Robonaut 2 to allow the machine to move around the ISS and, potentially, outside of it for spacewalks.
If you want to get a little taste of the future with your football, the pregame show starts at 2 p.m. Eastern on Fox.
[via Space.com]
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