Back Kirobo AN Киробо Bulgarian কিরোবো Bengali/Bangla Kirobo Spanish کیروبو Persian Kirobo French קירובו HE キロボ Japanese 키로보 Korean കിറോബോ Malayalam
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| Country | Japan |
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| Year of creation | 2013 |
| Type | Robot astronaut |
| Purpose | Robot—human interaction |
Kirobo is Japan's first robot astronaut, developed by University of Tokyo and Tomotaka Takahashi, to accompany Koichi Wakata, the first Japanese commander of the International Space Station. Kirobo arrived on the ISS on August 10, 2013 on JAXA's H-II Transfer Vehicle Kounotori 4, an unmanned resupply spacecraft launched August 4, 2013 from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center. A twin to Kirobo, named Mirata, was created with the same characteristics, and stayed on Earth as a backup crew member. The word "kirobo" itself is a portmanteau of kibō (希望), which means "hope" in Japanese, and the word robo (ロボ), used as a generic short word for any robot.[1]
- ^ "Little Kirobo to Become First Robot Space Talker | Space". TechNewsWorld. 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2013-07-01.