Robby the Robot went on to be featured in various sci-fi properties, including The Twilight Zone and Lost in Space, becoming a recognizable and beloved character in pop culture. Robby the Robot is ...

A cat-like exploration robot could one day scramble over the surface of asteroids using a unique movement system designed to keep it in motion even in the most extreme conditions. Scientists ...

The robot is pretty sick ... its use of 3D printing. In Lost in Space, the 3D printer aboard the Jupiter 2 is almost a character itself. Nearly every member of the main cast has some kind ...

But what does that mean for future generations of budding astronauts – and surely there are certain functions that humans can do in space but which robots, however advanced, never could?