Part of a Tech2015 university project looking at Multimedia Presentations. This is the story of Robonaut 2 who accompanied astronauts on the latest (and last) Space Shuttle mission.

1. Robonaut 2

3. Robonaut 2 can also be referred to as R2B or Astrorobnaut

4. There is more than one of them. Is this the future of exploring space?

5. Lets watch a video!!

6. Robonaut 2: Your Future Coworker? Video link

7. So..What has Robonaut 2 been up to lately?

8. Well, he was onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery to help out the crew and make his way to the International Space Station. This was on 24th February 2011. He will also be monitored by engineers to see how he operates in weightlessness

9. STS-133 Mission

10. STS 133 Discovery Launch Video link

11. NASA say that Robonaut 2 is the first dexterous humanoid robot in space, and the first US-built robot at the space station

13. Robonaut 2 weighs 300 pounds, consists of a head and a torso with two hands

15. Robonaut 2 even has his own Facebook page, FlickR photostream and Twitter account

19. Robonaut 2 was ‘tweeting’ when the Space Shuttle was taking off

21. A social networking robot eh!! I guess that’s like a lot of us

22. Last thing..An animation by NASA showing how Robonaut 2 could go about his work on the I.S.S.

23. Robonaut 2 at work Video Link