Talking robots in space have a bad track record – just watch 2001: A Space Odyssey. So good luck to his fellow astronauts on the International Space Station
Kirobo the Japanese astronaut robot is being sent into space on the Kounotori 4 spacecraft, launched from the Tanegashima space center and destined to connect with the International Space Station on August 4. In this video, Kirobo explains to Fuminori Kataoka of Toyota (who co-developed the robot with JAXA) that he will chat with fellow astronaut Commander Koichi Wakata in space.
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