Topic: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Heartland Robotics and Automation Conference unveils speaking lineup

October 19, 2025 · The 2025 Heartland Robotics and Automation Conference, October 24 in Lincoln, Neb., will feature speakers from NASA and Diligent Robotics.

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Caltech Aims All Terrain M4 Morphobot at NASA Mars Mission

August 31, 2023 · Caltech, Northeastern University, and NASA Jet Propulsion Lab have developed the Multi-Modality Mobility Morphobot to fly, drive, walk, and combine motions for dynamic travel.

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PickNik Robotics and Motiv Space Systems Partner to Develop Advanced Robot Arm Capabilities

April 13, 2023 · PickNik Robotics, which offers the MoveIt robot control software, and Motiv Space Systems, which makes the xLink robot arms, are working to advance in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing.

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Machina Labs Exits Stealth With Series A Funding for Software-Defined Manufacturing

November 19, 2021 · Machina Labs says its robotic and AI metalworking capabilities go beyond current methods of shaping and finishing, so more complex parts can be made efficiently and cost-effectively.

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Caltech’s LEONARDO Bipedal Robot Combines Walking With Flying for More Agile Locomotion

October 11, 2021 · Caltech's LEONARDO robot can hop, fly, and walk on a tightrope, thanks to multi-joint legs and propeller-based thrusters. Researchers said hybrid locomotion could provide greater agility.

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NASA Perseverance Rover Cores First Rock on Mars

September 3, 2021 · NASA reported that the robotic arm and drill on the Perseverance rover has collected a rock sample on Mars in its second attempt, but it needs more images to confirm.

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Robotics and AI Pioneer Ayanna Howard Named 2021-2022 ACM Athena Lecturer

May 12, 2021 · Ayanna Howard, the 2021-2022 Association for Computing Machinery Athena Lecturer, discusses her career, diversity efforts, and hope for the future in engineering.

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Ingenuity Helicopter Marks Fourth Mars Flight as NASA Prepares for New Demonstration Phase

May 2, 2021 · As a bonus to its existing record-setting flights on Mars, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter could undertake more missions, as NASA JPL takes advantage of the Perseverance Rover schedule.

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