According to a recent announcement a couple of days ago, NASA is set to launch Robonaut 2 this month on the 24th of February aboard space shuttle Discovery along with six astronauts, tools and spare supplies to the International Space Station making it the first ever humanoid robot to travel and work in Space. For now R2 (Robonaut 2) will only have to go with the upper part of its body as the legs aren't ready yet and undergoing testing.
If you think GM only makes cars you are wrong. GM and NASA have a long history of working together on various space projects since 1960s. Engineers from NASA and GM in collaboration with the help of Engineers from Oceaneering Space Systems are developing a highly advance Humanoid Robot by the name Robonaut 2 also called R2. It is much more advance than its older version Robonaut, it will be capable of working alongside humans in various environments ranging from space to industries.
