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Elements of artificial intelligence have been added to the Fedor robot, which will soon go to the International Space Station (ISS). According to the representative of Roscosmos Alexander Bloshenko, the robot now can talk on different topics and even joke, the Izvestia newspaper writes.
Fedor maintains a conversation about the philosophy of outer space, talks about its creators, answers any questions. Bloshenko added that the robot turned out to be very sociable and talkative.
The flight of Fedor into orbit should begin on August 22. It will stay at the ISS for two weeks. It is planned that during this period the robot will complete several tasks. The cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov will manipulate Fedor. The engineers will limit the mobility of the robot to prevent equipment breakdowns.
Fedor (FEDOR - Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research) is the first Russian humanoid robot. It was developed at the Foundation for Advanced Research with the participation of the Android Technology Non-governmental organization. Fedor was commissioned by the Ministry of Emergencies as a rescue robot. It became the first robot in the world which learned to do the splits. A year ago, an exhibition model of Fedor was created, which was located at the VDNKh recreation park and exhibition center.
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