The go-to exemplar here is always HAL, the sentient computer aboard the spaceship in 2001: A Space Odyssey ... types of "harmful systems" (read: evil robots). These are: ...

How do robots feel in space? This is both a practical and possibly an existential question. Still, today, we'll focus on the ...

Not to be mistaken for a spaghetti-legged member of Daft Punk, NASA's Robonaut 2 was actually the first humanoid robot ever sent to space. Clip: And are you sure this guy isn't related to Hal?