Paul Loughridge specializes in making robots and rockets from scrap metal and other junk. Pictured here is Sir Lube of Can-O-Lot, a mini-bot made from an old hydraulic pump poler, a vegetable ...

News Rad Retro Robots Made From Junk By Kevin Lee Aug 10, 2011 10:59 am PDT [Photo: Lipson Robotics] ...

Jason Panek of Batavia creates artwork, such as robots, out of discarded junk, including vacuum cleaners and everyday items. John Starks/[email protected] ...

Future research could lead to robots that could pick up space junk, as well as maintenance robots that could conduct inspections and repairs while climbing on the outside of telecommunications ...

Intelsat 33e satellite, which provided broadband communication to Europe, Africa and Asia from a geostationary orbit above the Indian Ocean, stopped working on Saturday (Oct. 19) due to an "anomaly" ...

A US startup plans to launch four robots onboard SpaceX and ULA rockets next year. Rogue Space Systems' robots will carry out different tasks, like fixing satellites and tackling space debris ...

Space is littered with man-made trash that threatens satellites, space missions and life on Earth. A newly designed European Space Agency robot will drag the junk back toward Earth, where it will ...

An engineering institute in India has developed a low-cost humanoid robot with many of its parts taken from the dumpyard. Named Anushka, the robot’s intelligence component is reportedly inspired ...

A self-destructing robot will be sent into orbit on the world’s first space cleanup mission, European scientists announced Monday, a fresh approach to fixing up the galaxy’s junk graveyard.

Cleaning up a dirty kitchen or bedroom is one thing but when the mess is in space, the problem becomes infinitely more difficult to solve.

Technology Homebrew technology: Meet New Scientist's junk robot By Catherine de Lange 1 October 2010 Video: How to make a robot from an old computer fan Automatic art (Image: Dave Stock) ...

Meta description: The ESA has announced a mission to launch a four-armed robot to grab a single piece of space junk and drag it into the atmosphere.