Cimon (robot)
Cimon or officially CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile companion) is a head-shaped AI robot used in the International Space Station.
DLR project manager Christian Karrasch and Airbus project manager Philipp Schulien pose with CIMON in front of the Vehicle Assembly Building of NASA's Kennedy Space Center
The device is "an AI-based assistant for astronauts" developed by Airbus and IBM, with funding from the German Aerospace Center.[1] The device is modelled after the character of Professor Simon Wright, "the flying brain," from the anime series Captain Future.[2] Cimon runs on Ubuntu,[3] while its Natural Language Capability is supplied by IBM Watson. CIMON manoeuvers through the space station using fans.[4]
See also
References
- "Floating robot ball sent to space station". BBC News. 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- "CIMON - der intelligente Astronautenassistent". DLR (in German). 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- "Meet the Astronaut AI that Runs on Ubuntu". OMG!UBUNTU!. 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- https://www.dlr.de/content/en/articles/news/2019/04/20191205_cimon2-on-its-way-to-the-iss.html
External links
- CIMON - the intelligent astronaut assistant video on Vimeo
- Scoles, Sarah (June 28, 2018). "The Floating Robot With an IBM Brain Is Headed to Space". Science. Wired.
- Chang, Lulu; Mogg, Trevor (July 3, 2018). "SpaceX delivers CIMON, along with berries and ice cream, at ISS". Emerging Tech. Digital Trends.
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