Robonaut (R2B) is started on the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time on Monday (22/8). Robonaut is a human robot is made to be sent into space along with the recent launch of the Discovery flight. Robonaut joined as the first robot on the ISS crew.
Once ignited, four-camera work in his head that serves as the eyes, infrared cameras in the mouth, also the main computer that is embedded in the stomach, as well as more than 30 processors in the hand that serves to move the body.
While turned on, but he was not allowed to move. He was about to start moving on 1 September. And now he has not got legs. His legs are still designed on earth and will be sent into space in 2013.
But his Twitter is already underway. He will preach his experience in space through a human-operated Twitter.
Reported the Associated Press, Deputy Project Manager Nicolaus Radford said, just like humans, after sleeping for a year, this robot will also have to start learning to move in a vacuum. If it is fully operational later, Robonaut will help the work of man, checks and daily maintenance.
This project is a collaboration between NASA with General Motors.
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