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미국 항공우주국 나사(NASA)이 인간과 비슷한 슈퍼히어로 로봇을 공개해 화제다.
최근 나사는 인간의 형상에 가장 근접한 로봇을 공개해 이목을 끌었다. 북유럽 신화의 주신 ‘오딘’을 섬기는 여전사인 ‘발키리’ 이름을 딴 이 로봇은 화성 탐험을 돕기 위해 설계됐다.
영화 속 ‘아이언맨’과 비슷한 콘셉트로 개발된 발키리는 186cm, 124kg의 건장한 체구를 자랑한다. 수많은 관절로 이뤄져 44개 동작을 구현할 수 있으며, 주요 부위에 장착된 카메라와 음파탐지기 소나, 레이저빔 라이더가 부착돼 인간처럼 반응할 수도 있다.
화성 탐사 프로젝트를 적극 추진 중인 미국은 우주인에 앞서 발키리를 화성에 보내 장애물을 제거하고 탐사 루트를 개척하게 할 계획이다. (코리아헤럴드)
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NASA unveils ‘superhero’ robot
NASA’s announcement Friday of an Iron Man-like robot has gone viral in South Korea.
“We want to get to Mars. Likely, NASA will send robots ahead of the astronauts to the planet. These robots will start preparing the way for the human explorers and (the time) when humans arrive,” said Mr. Nicolaus Radford, the leader of NASA JSC’s Dexterous Robotics Lab Project.
The humanoid robot, named “Valkyrie,” was built at the Johnson Space Center in Texas. It weighs 120 kilograms and is 186 centimeters in height. Axes of rotation in its joints enable it to make 44 different movements.
In comparison to existing robots, this superhero robot will be more like a human, with greater flexibility and responsiveness thanks to the modular structure and high-tech gadgets attached to its body.
NASA’s new robot was designed for the upcoming DARPA Robotics Challenges, a forum for robots that can work like humans in dangerous environments such as nuclear disaster zones.
By Yoon Ha-youn, Intern reporter
(yhayoun@heraldcorp.com)
NASA unveils ‘superhero’ robot
NASA’s announcement Friday of an Iron Man-like robot has gone viral in South Korea.
“We want to get to Mars. Likely, NASA will send robots ahead of the astronauts to the planet. These robots will start preparing the way for the human explorers and (the time) when humans arrive,” said Mr. Nicolaus Radford, the leader of NASA JSC’s Dexterous Robotics Lab Project.
The humanoid robot, named “Valkyrie,” was built at the Johnson Space Center in Texas. It weighs 120 kilograms and is 186 centimeters in height. Axes of rotation in its joints enable it to make 44 different movements.
In comparison to existing robots, this superhero robot will be more like a human, with greater flexibility and responsiveness thanks to the modular structure and high-tech gadgets attached to its body.
NASA’s new robot was designed for the upcoming DARPA Robotics Challenges, a forum for robots that can work like humans in dangerous environments such as nuclear disaster zones.
By Yoon Ha-youn, Intern reporter
(yhayoun@heraldcorp.com)
