Cimon or officially CIMON (C rew I nteractive Mo bile companio n) 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] .

CIMON-2, the updated version of the CIMON astronaut assistant, developed and built by Airbus for the German Aerospace Center Space Administration (DLR), has now demonstrated its capabilities during initial tests on the International Space Station (ISS).

2018年3月2日 · Built by the aerospace design company Airbus in collaboration with IBM, CIMON houses artificial intelligence (AI) in an autonomous, spherical body that would "float" in the space station's...

2020年4月15日 · CIMON-2, the latest version of the artificial intelligence-powered astronaut assistant developed has successfully demonstrated its capabilities on board the International Space Station (ISS) in initial tests.

New tasks for the artificial astronaut assistant CIMON-2: The AI-controlled, flying sphere will take on scientific experiments on board the International Space Station ISS with ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and provide educational services from orbit.

2020年4月15日 · CIMON-2, an updated version of the Crew Interactive MObile companioN astronaut assistant developed and constructed in Germany, has successfully proven its capabilities on board the International Space Station (ISS). The spherical, free-flying technology demonstrator equipped with Artificial Intelligence (AI), demonstrated its capabilities by ...

CIMON-2 started its journey to the ISS on 05 December 2019, launching with the CRS-19 supply mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. It is scheduled to stay on the ISS for up to three years. Just shy of two months after the successful first use of CIMON-2, the project team has now received the

This project is developing and testing an artificial intelligence (AI) powered free-flying companion, called CIMON, to support crew and help with mission efficiency during long-term missions. CIMON can fly freely through the ISS to support crew as they perform tasks and can respond to verbal commands.

2018年3月2日 · CIMON is a flying and autonomous astronaut assistant. Equipped with artificial intelligence, this unique technology demonstrator will support the work of astronauts on the ISS during German ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst’s Horizons mission in the summer of 2018. DLR/T. Bourry/ESA.

2019年12月5日 · A new Crew Interactive MObile companioN (CIMON) is on its way the International Space Station (ISS). On 4 December 2019 at 18:51 CET (12:51 local time) the US SpaceX CRS-19 mission lifted off from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral, Florida.