Japanese developers unveil robot astronaut

TOKYO, Japan - Tomotaka Takahashi, a roboticist at the University of Tokyo, converses with Kirobo, a small talking humanoid robot, in Tokyo on June 26, 2013. The robot, which is 34 centimeters tall and weighs around 1 kilogram, will be sent to the International Space Station in August to communicate with astronauts stationed for long periods.

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Japanese developers unveil robot astronaut

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