NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Prototype Research T1
Overview
NASA’s Johnson Space Center developed R5 (Valkyrie), an entirely electric humanoid robot built for the DARPA Robotics Challenge and designed for degraded environments. NASA continues to publish program information and discussions of its ambitions.
Robot & Capabilities
Program R5 (Valkyrie)
Type Bipedal
Evidence & Demos
Stage Evidence NASA page describes R5/Valkyrie as a robust, entirely electric humanoid designed to operate in degraded environments. (Sources: https://www.nasa.gov/podcasts/houston-we-have-a-podcast/valkyrie/, https://www.nasa.gov/technology/r5/)
Data Provenance
Scope Confidence High
Data Confidence High
Last Verified 2026-01-08