NASA is testing out a new robot. This one floats and will act as a servant on the International Space Station. It is a floating robot servant powered by a smartphone. The Daily Mail reports that the robots can fly, navigate and record information all by themselves. NASA says that the inspiration came from the lightsaber training remote in Star Wars. These new robots are called Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient Experimental Satellites, or Spheres. They have a little brain like a smart phone, with the phone chip removed, and with double-A batteries for power. The spheres move around by releasing carbon dioxide as propulsion. The robots will be able to inspect areas of the station, and might one day be able to take flight outside the station.
"NASA is testing out a new robot. This one floats and will act as a servant on the International Space Station..."
ReplyDeleteThey will be able to serve drinks and small bags of honey roasted peanuts, and tell you what to do in the unlikely event of a water landing.
Did they have one they tried out outside the shuttle? About the size of a basketball I think.
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