Fact Box: "Kirobo" : World’s first talking robot-astronaut ready to take off

June 28, 2013

“Kirobo” : World’s first talking robot-astronaut ready to take off

Japanese have developed the world’s first robot-astronaut that can communicate with humans. It will be launched to International Space Station (ISS) from Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Tanegashima Space Center atop H-IIB rocket on August 4, 2013.

Kibo Robo Project:

Named after kibo (hope in Japanese) and “robot”.
The project is collaboration b/w advertising and PR company Dentsu; the Research Centre for Advanced Science and Technology; the University of Tokyo; Robo Garage; and Toyota Motor.
It is one of two humanoid verbal-communication robots built by the Kibo Robot Project
It is smaller than most robots that go into space as it doesn’t need to perform any physical activity.
It is about 34 cm tall and weighs about 1 kg.

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