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Here's The Robot That Will Keep You From Going Insane In Space

Meet Kirobo, your new robotic Japanese space companion.

Space is a dark, vast, and scary place...

And it can get pretty lonely out there...

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Which is why Japanese scientists created Kirobo, a space companion robot.

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He's just over a foot tall, has facial and language recognition technology, and is fluent in Japanese.

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His primary job will be to act as an "emotional anchor" for isolated astronauts and he's heading to the International Space Station in November.

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Normally, government-funded robots are terrifying...

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But this little guy seems pretty harmless. Just look at him showing off in this zero gravity test

I mean, what could go wrong?

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...Right?

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