Japan wants to send ‘robot astronauts’ controlled by humans to work on the ISS – and even explore the Moon
BEAMING into Space-based robot bodies from Earth could soon be a reality for International Space Station (ISS) workers as Japan plans to send telepresence robots to Space. This is the end goal of a new partnership between the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and a space robot startup called GITAI.
- BEAMING into space-based robot bodies from Earth could soon be a reality for International Space Station (ISS) workers as Japan plans to send telepresence robots to space – and potentially to the Moon .
- JAXA and GITAI would like to send a fleet of robots to the ISS by 2020.