Kirobo, a robot created by the Kibo Robot Project to be helpful, harmless, and honest, launched aboard an unmanned cargo spacecraft called Kounotori 4 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on August 4th. Kirobo will spend approximately 6 days traveling to the International Space Station, where it will remain for about 18 months to conduct experiments and interact with astronauts. Members of the Kibo Robot Project witnessed the successful launch, which carried Kirobo into space so it can demonstrate new possibilities for human-robot interaction in space.

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8. KIROBO went off to space on
Kounotori
Kirobo boarded the Kounotori 4 (HTV4) cargo
transfer vehicle launched from the Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA)
Tanegashima Space Center atop an H-IIB Launch
VehicleNo.4 (H-IIBF4) on4th Augustat 4:48A.M.
The members of the Kibo Robot Project gathered
at Tanegashima to watch the launch. Kirobo will
reach the International Space Station (ISS) in six
daysandstayforabout18months.

10. http://kibo-robo.jp/en/home

12. By Nishan saraf