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