World’s first talking Robot sent into space
Washington: The world’s first talking robot astronaut – Kirobo – was successfully sent into space on Sunday by Japanese scientists.
The 34 centimetres tall robot can speak Japanese and is designed to provide emotional support for people isolated for long periods, a website reported. The Kirobo space robot is a diminutive mechanical person just 34 centimetres tall, built to converse with astronauts on long space voyages.
The name of Kirobo is a merging of Kibo and robot, project officials have said. Kirobo and Mirata were built by scientists and engineers at the University of Tokyo.
Both robots come equipped with voice-recognition and face-recognition technology, as well as a camera, emotion recognition software and natural language processing.
“I want to help create a world where humans and robots can live together,” Kirobo told reporters when the project was unveiled.
