Kibo Robot to Join Crew Aboard International Space Station This Summer

Posted on March 1, 2013

Gizmag reports that Kibo, a Japanese communication robot, will be joining the crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) this summer. Kibo means "hope" in Japanese. The robot recently underwent zero gravity tests. The robot that will be on the ISS has been named Kirobo and his backup has been named Mirata. The robots were designed by Tomotaka Takahashi.

The Huffington Post writes that Kirobo will work with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata and live in the space station's Kibo module.

Here are a couple videos about Kirobo. The first is the robot's zero gravity test and the second video is a promotional video about Kirobo. Take a look:

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