Robot to join space station astronauts

MICS 2007 (robotics competition) - 120 by Nic's events
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When Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata arrives in space in 2013 to take command of the International Space Station, he'll have a little robotic helper ready to assist him. A consortium of companies is constructing two doll-like robots that speak Japanese, recognize faces and perform simple experiment tasks. One will fly to the space station next year, while the other will stay on the ground as a backup. The humanoid robot will live in the station's Japanese Kibo module. It doesn't even have a name yet, but the public is being asked for suggestions on a Japanese website. Even at this early stage, lead designer Tomotaka Takahashi said the concept of a humanoid robot in space is capturing the participating companies' imagination.
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Tomotaka Takahashi
Overall Sentiment: 0.0506819
Relevance: 0.705809
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0.0257733 | "Only a few people use (iPhone voice recognition software) Siri in Japan because we are uncomfortable to talk to square gadgets. But we sometimes talk to our pets, even if they're a turtle or a fish," said Takahashi, ... |
0 | "We talk to these animals because we can feel some kind of life to them that we cannot with the iPhone," Takahashi added. ... |
0.0965189 | "We talk to these animals because we can feel some kind of life to them that we cannot with the iPhone," Takahashi added. "So what we are doing for the Kibo robot is to encourage people to be willing to communicate with such things." |
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Koichi Wakata
Overall Sentiment: -0.326674
Relevance: 0.447338
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Company: Robo Garage
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.311486
Facility: International Space Station
Overall Sentiment: 0.0338164
Relevance: 0.977194
Technology: iPhone
Overall Sentiment: 0.140615
Relevance: 0.441759
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