Cimon (robot)

"CIMON" redirects here. For other uses, see Cimon (disambiguation).
DLR project manager Christian Karrasch and Airbus project manager Philipp Schulien pose with CIMON in front of the Vehicle Assembly Building of NASA's Kennedy Space Center

Cimon or officially CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile companion) is a head-shaped AI robot used in the International Space Station.

The device is "an AI-based assistant for astronauts" developed by Airbus and IBM, with funding from the German Aerospace Center.[1] The device is modelled after the character of Professor Simon Wright, "the flying brain," from the anime series Captain Future.[2] Cimon runs on Ubuntu,[3] while its Natural Language Capability is supplied by IBM Watson. CIMON maneuvers through the space station using fans.[4]

  1. ^ "Floating robot ball sent to space station". BBC News. 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  2. ^ "CIMON - der intelligente Astronautenassistent". DLR (in German). 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  3. ^ "Meet the Astronaut AI that Runs on Ubuntu". OMG!UBUNTU!. 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  4. ^ "DLR – CIMON-2 is on its way to the ISS".