AI Astronaut Assistant onboard ISS
Cimon - Crew Interactive Mobile Companion Robot Assistant in Orbit
New Collaboration Among Astronauts, Robots and Artificial Intelligence
The $6 million robot is called Cimon, the Crew Interactive Mobile Companion. It just went on duty aboard the International Space Station (ISS). It's equipped with IBM Watson's natural language artificial intelligence. It's designed to serve as a personal assistant to astronauts. It's now being tested onboard ISS as a new collaborative partnership of astronauts, robots and AI in space.
One of 2018's Top Innovations
The robot is cited at one of the most important innovations of 2018. It can help astronauts repair the ISS, run experiments and even walk the crew through medical procedures. Cimon is a bit larger than a basketball and on earth weights 11 pounds. The mission is to determine if an AI bot can increase crew efficiency and boost morale during long duration space missions.
Ed Kane amazon.com/author/ekane
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New Collaboration Among Astronauts, Robots and Artificial Intelligence
The $6 million robot is called Cimon, the Crew Interactive Mobile Companion. It just went on duty aboard the International Space Station (ISS). It's equipped with IBM Watson's natural language artificial intelligence. It's designed to serve as a personal assistant to astronauts. It's now being tested onboard ISS as a new collaborative partnership of astronauts, robots and AI in space.
One of 2018's Top Innovations
The robot is cited at one of the most important innovations of 2018. It can help astronauts repair the ISS, run experiments and even walk the crew through medical procedures. Cimon is a bit larger than a basketball and on earth weights 11 pounds. The mission is to determine if an AI bot can increase crew efficiency and boost morale during long duration space missions.
Ed Kane amazon.com/author/ekane
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