Cute KIBO astro-bot, from Japan of course
Lacking anything better to do, JAXA–Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency–is preparing to send the toy KIBO astro-bot to the International Space Station with their astronaut, Koichi Wakata, to help him with “communication.” Ri-i-i-ight.
Specifically, 
the little andr0id is programmed to recognise Wakata's face and to communicate in Japanese…[as well as]… take photos during the trip.
(The Standard / March 11, 2013).
Learn more at the official KIBO ROBOT PROJECT website at: kibo-robo.jp/en
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March 11th, 2013 at 11:13 pm
Here’s a real “ROBONAUT”—NASA’s Humanoid Robot.
March 15th, 2013 at 1:38 pm
Speaking of useless Japanese robots…