NASA's Astrobee cubic robot performs its first hardware tests in space



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The robot and one of his companions, Honey, went to the station on April 17.

Once in service, the Astrobee robots will actually become Airborne Roombas. They will check to what extent the robots can handle daily maintenance and assist the crew. Ideally, future robots will take care of these tedious tasks so that humans can focus on more important tasks such as scientific experiments and exploration. This could help the eventual return to the moon (not to mention trips to Mars) by reducing the necessary number of astronauts, or at least reducing the stress for the astronauts who make the trip.

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