A friendly robot assistant with artificial intelligence technology is heading to the International Space Station to help astronauts with daily tasks—or if they just want someone to talk to while so far away from home.
"We hope to have him accepted as a true assistant on the ISS," Matthias Biniok, the lead Watson architect for Germany at IBM and a developer behind the robot, told ABC News Wednesday."He acts as a flying brain with information," Biniok said."If the astronaut doesn’t know something ... Cimon can help finding the right answer or the relevant information."
Cimon is programmed to be able to hear, see, speak and understand. Its"eyes" are two cameras that have facial recognition technology, and it is equipped with five other cameras that help orient it and can be used for documentation. It's"ears" are made up of nine microphones that can comprehend voices and identify directions.
For example, if an astronaut looks sad,"He will say something like, 'I know it's a tough day, but we will get through it,'" Biniok said. "Cimon will not only be a true companion for the International Space Station, he will also be a true companion for astronauts in all kind of places when we are flying to the moon, to Mars," Biniok said.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Friendly floating robot CIMON-2 headed for International Space StationSpaceX's Dragon capsule will dock at the International Space Station, bringing supplies, experiments including 'mighty mice' -- oh, and a friendly robot to keep the astronauts company for the next three years
Read more »
Russian supply ship lifts off to International Space StationMOSCOW (AP) — An automatic Russian supply ship carrying tons of supplies successfully blasted off Friday heading for the International Space Station. The Progress MS-13 cargo ship lifted off...
Read more »
ViacomCBS’ International Stations Channel 5 & Network Ten Partner On Brett Tucker-Fronted Miniseries ‘Breathless’A day after the ViacomCBS merger closed, the company’s international networks are already starting to work together. UK broadcaster Channel 5 and Australian broadcaster Network Ten have co-commissi…
Read more »
NAS Pensacola shooting: Why the base has international flight students
Read more »