{"id":102707,"date":"2018-06-29T10:31:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T10:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=102707"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:21:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:21:50","slug":"ai-robot-headed-to-iss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/ai-robot-headed-to-iss\/","title":{"rendered":"Do astronauts need to be afraid of the new AI robot headed to the International Space Station?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Space agencies around the world are expecting applications to be an astronaut to take a hit as the 2018 version of HAL 9000 is sent to the ISS. What makes it all the more worrying is that the floating AI that comes complete with a face and a voice has a creepy tech name. The robot is called CIMON, which stands for Crew Interactive Mobile Companion.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102708\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102708\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102708 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/CIMON-new1609-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"New robot sent to ISS\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/CIMON-new1609-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/CIMON-new1609-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/CIMON-new1609-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/CIMON-new1609-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/CIMON-new1609-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/CIMON-new1609-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/CIMON-new1609-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/CIMON-new1609-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/CIMON-new1609-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/CIMON-new1609-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/CIMON-new1609.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Hello I&#8217;m CIMON&#8221; &#8211; Image via: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airbus.com\/newsroom\/press-releases\/en\/2018\/02\/hello--i-am-cimon-.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Airbus<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In reality, CIMON is the first of its kind. How it performs will give a good indication of whether AI assistants can help out in space and determine whether further robots will be developed for future long-term space missions. CIMON is the work of the AI guys at IBM and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airbus.com\/newsroom\/press-releases\/en\/2018\/02\/hello--i-am-cimon-.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flight mechanism developers at Airbus<\/a>. Once on the ISS, CIMON will be tasked with being a hands-free assistant to make tasks easier. As well as showing its face, the center screen will be able to display instructions to tasks, that\u2019ll go with voice commands and station procedures regarding live experiments.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"848\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ARJ8cAGm6JE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>HAL 9000, of course, was the fictional AI computer from &#8220;2001: A Space Odyssey&#8221; who turned on his crew and nearly wiped them all out. Hopefully, HAL\u2019s real-world cousin is a much more benign presence in space, but as always, we\u2019ll have to wait and see. 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