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Valkyrie
A source-led look at the 44-axis electric humanoid NASA built for work in degraded human environments.
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Inside Valkyrie: NASA’s 44-axis humanoid research platform
The published specification tells a more useful story than spectacle: an electric, battery-capable humanoid built around serviceable modules and work in damaged environments.
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Valkyrie
R5
NASA’s entirely electric humanoid research platform, documented from agency technical material rather than inferred specifications.
- Height
- 6 ft 2 in
- Degrees of freedom
- 44
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- NASA primary source
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