Cute Japanese Robots To Be Launched Into Space

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."

I keep looking at that cute little thing

[Anonymous Coward]

and I keep seeing Mega Man for some strange reason.

These robots...

[zakkudo]

I'm not sure how you're supposed to hump these??? Maybe they are not actually from Japan.

Re:Thank god

[Scarletdown]

Yeah they are. Shame they didn't make them look like Kerbals though. That would have made them at least 20% cooler.

Domo Arigato Mr Astroboto

[zlives]

I appreciate their cuteness but their is only one kind of robots i want out of Japan