According to the British "Daily Mail" reported on February 26, the space station's astronauts will welcome a new passenger this year: a talking floating robot Cimon, which is short for Crew Interactive Mobile Companion. He is a spherical robot with a smiling face, weighing 5kg, with an artificial intelligence brain and an 8-inch large screen. With propeller-driven thrusters, he was able to move in a weightless environment, he knew how to listen to music, and mastered more than 1,000 sentences. In addition, he is able to float around the International Space Station, provide technical assistance, warn of system failures and dangers, and provide astronauts with a range of entertainment.
Cimon has another special friend at Space Station, the German geophysicist Dr. Alexander Gust. As part of a collaborative human-computer experiment, Cimon recognizes Dr. Gust's voice and face and even plays his favorite music. Gust and Cimon will collaborate on crystal experiments, Rubik's cube challenges and completing a medical mission. Among these, Cimon will act as a smart flight camera.
According to reports, the floating robot Cimon means the members of the interactive mobile partners. As the name suggests, its role is to accompany the astronauts to spend "boring" space life. As it also knows how to enjoy music, and mastered more than 1,000 sentences, it can easily communicate with astronauts. In addition to companionship capabilities, Cimon is also able to fly around the International Space Station, providing technical assistance to astronauts and related personnel, alerting system failures and more.
As time goes on, Cimon will slowly evolve. In the future, Cimon will be equipped with high power laser pointer, robotic arms and hands and will be able to read their moods from astronauts' statements.
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