Cute Japanese Robots To Be Launched Into Space

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday June 27, 2013 @04:32PM from the manga-space dept.

astroengine writes "This summer, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plans to launch two amazingly cute yet advanced, white-helmeted robots into space. Then an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will attempt to converse with one of them. Robot astronaut Kirobo and backup robot Mirata were created as part of the Kibo Robot Project, a collaboration among Robo Garage, Toyota, the University of Tokyo and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA. They aim to send the robots with the JAXA mission to the ISS on Aug. 4."

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I keep looking at that cute little thing by Anonymous Coward · 2013-06-27 16:49 · Score: 4, Funny

and I keep seeing Mega Man for some strange reason.
These robots... by zakkudo · 2013-06-27 17:05 · Score: 4, Funny

I'm not sure how you're supposed to hump these??? Maybe they are not actually from Japan.
Re:Speed Racer, Racer-X, Trixie and Pops by AliasMarlowe · 2013-06-27 17:14 · Score: 4, Interesting

Where did my childhood go.
If you're not still in your childhood, you must be in a coffin.
Childhood should last almost a century.

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