Vision-based space robot Astrobee tested for autonomous flight aboard ISS
Astrobee is NASA’s free-flying robotic system. Using Astrobee, Stanford researchers became the first to test AI-based robotic control aboard the International Space Station (Image: NASA)
Stanford University has developed a system to help a robot autonomously navigate the space station using machine vision

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