NASA hopes humanoid robots can help us explore the moon and Mars

Texas -based Apptronik, Inc. has teamed up with NASA to develop humanoid robots.

The company is developing Apollo , a humanoid robot that can handle terrestrial tasks like logistics, manufacturing, and home healthcare assistance.

NASA , meanwhile, has taken a keen interest in adapting Apollo (and robots like it) to become assistants for astronauts living and working in orbit, as well as on the moon.

NASA 's collaboration and funding of advanced robotics development will almost certainly benefit the economy at large in unpredictable ways.

It's almost a guarantee that the technology created for NASA 's upcoming missions will eventually be turned to serving the needs of consumers and other segments of society.

The investments that NASA is making now should speed up the deployment of more practical robotics here on Earth .