# NASA JSC Robotics: humanoid robotics company

Canonical ID: `bcca962d-e2ed-47d4-9403-336f99959336`

- **Slug:** nasa-jsc-robotics
- **HQ:** Houston, TX, USA
- **Category:** [Humanoids](/humanoids)

## Models

- [Valkyrie (R5)](/models/valkyrie-nasa.md) (humanoid) (id: `07b0d6b9-9597-41ef-b9db-1df42e4a9d6f`)
- [Robonaut 2](/models/robonaut-2.md) (humanoid) (id: `8375398f-e86c-4333-ab43-f3289ab96799`)

## Current leadership (3)

- [Steve Koerner](/people/steve-koerner.md) Acting Center Director (during Vanessa Wyche's detail assignment) (secondary-verified)
- [Julia Badger](/people/julia-badger.md) Project Manager for Robotics and Intelligence for Human Spacecraft (Robonaut program) (secondary-verified)
- [Vanessa E. Wyche](/people/vanessa-e-wyche.md) Director, NASA Johnson Space Center (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is NASA JSC Robotics?

[NASA JSC Robotics](/companies/nasa-jsc-robotics) (Johnson Space Center Dexterous Robotics Lab) develops humanoid robots for space exploration. [Robonaut 2](/models/robonaut-2) (R2) became the first humanoid robot in space in 2011 aboard the ISS, and [Valkyrie](/models/valkyrie-nasa) (R5) is designed for operation in degraded or damaged human-engineered environments. R2 was co-developed with General Motors.

### What does NASA JSC Robotics make?

NASA JSC Robotics has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Valkyrie (R5), Robonaut 2 (NASA JSC Robotics builds physical robots).

### Who competes with NASA JSC Robotics?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to NASA JSC Robotics building in the same form factors include Unitree Robotics, AgiBot, Boston Dynamics, UBTech Robotics.

### Where is NASA JSC Robotics headquartered?

NASA JSC Robotics is headquartered in Houston, TX, USA.

### Where does NASA JSC Robotics operate robots?

NASA JSC Robotics is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is NASA JSC Robotics a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, NASA JSC Robotics ranks in roughly the top 87% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://humanoidindex.org/research/nasa-jsc-robotics

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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