Earth to FEDOR: Russia launches humanoid robot into space

A Russian humanoid robot was making its way on Thursday to the International Space Station after blasting off on a two-week mission to support the crew and test his skills.Known as FEDOR, which stands for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research, the Skybot F-850 is the first humanoid robot to be sent to space by Russia.NASA sent humanoid robot Robonaut 2 to space in 2011 to work in hazardous environments.