Robonaut 2

The Atlantic features the year in photos.  I highlighted this one as part of my robot collection, but there are a number of awesome photos, including a Mississippi flood photo, a couple of great space photos and an awesome picture of lightning around a volcano ash plume.  And that's only from one of their three posts.

Robonaut 2 (R2) waits inside the electromagnetic interference chamber at Johnson Space Center following tests that ensure the robot's electronic systems won't cause problems for other important systems at the International Space Station. Humanoid robot R2 journeyed to the space station onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-133 mission, conducting tests. NASA hopes to eventually build a robot helper suitable to assist humans in complex tasks in space or on Earth. (NASA) #