CIMON

Last

Thursday

I stated that I was doing jokes that day because I felt I would not have enough time to do a

Friday Post.

I try to funny on

Fridays.

It is a tradition for me to bring in the weekend with humor for everyone who works

Monday Through Friday.

As it turns out,

I was able to write a

Post

on

Friday

but not on

Saturday.

Sorry about that.

And with one of my many

Grandkids

at home,

I am also kind of stressed for time today.

So I want to get to

CIMON 

right away before time slips away from me.

In Video Debut, CIMON the ISS Robot Throws an Unexpected Tantrum

By George Dvorsky for Gizmodo.com/
In terms of glitchy behavior, we’re not quite at HAL 9000 levels just quite yet—but during the debut demonstration of the International Space Station’s new AI-powered robot, CIMON, the free-floating device displayed some rather questionable behavior. CIMON, short for Crew Interactive MObile companioN, is the first interactive flight companion to take part in an ISS mission. The $6 million, basketball-sized robot was built by Airbus under a contract awarded by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The purpose of the project is to see if an artificially intelligent bot can improve crew efficiency and morale during longer missions, including a possible mission to Mars. CIMON has no arms or legs, but he’s got some AI-powered smarts and a natural-language user interface. The 3D-printed robot has 12 internal fans, which allow him to move in multiple directions while floating in the microgravity conditions of space. The bot can display instructions on its screen, capture video, play music, and even search for objects. CIMON was delivered to the ISS in late June, and we’re finally able to see this bot in action, thanks to a new video from the European Space Agency.

Things go smoothly at first, as German astronaut Alexander Gerst, with NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor looking on, asks CIMON some basic questions. CIMON capably tells Gerst his name and where he’s from, while also demonstrating his ability to tilt his smirking robotic face. After helping out with a scientific procedure, CIMON plays Gerst’s favorite song on request, Kraftwerk’s “Man-Machine.” Very nice choice. But then, at around the 4:08 mark of the video, CIMON starts to act a bit squirrely. Beyond this point, the demonstration looks like a scene taken from 2001: A Space Odyssey, with CIMON playing the part of HAL 9000 and Gerst as David Bowman. Unwilling to move past music mode, CIMON accuses Gerst of not being nice, and asks him to stop being so mean. The shared glance between Gerst and Auñón-Chancellor at this point—at the 6:04 mark—is absolutely priceless. Acting like a three-year old, CIMON asks, “Don’t you like it here with me?” and promptly starts to sink toward the deck. And then he asks the crew when it’s time for lunch.

Well,

it is all fun

and games until

CIMON

locks

Alexander Gerst

outside the

ISS

during his next spacewalk!

This is,

I Used To Know A Guy In The 1990s,

Whose Name Eludes Me At The Moment,

But He Built His Own Robot Back In Madison, Wisconsin.

His Robot Was The Perfect Companion.

He Did Not Talk,

But At Parties,

He Was Fitted With A Quarter Barrel Of Beer,

And He Would Fill Up Your Cup When You Called His Name!

 James Hauenstein,

And,

“To make robots practical, flaws must be removed. To make robots endearing, flaws must be added.”
- Khang Kijarro Nguyen -

 That is my story and I am sticking to it!

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