An intelligent robot is helping astronauts on the Chinese space station

According to RCO News Agency, Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze are the crew members of the current Shenzhou 19 mission on the Tiangong space station, along with a robot named Xiao Hang using human interaction software. And the robot works.

According to Space, this software allows them to perform a variety of experiments related to human-robot spatial relationships, robot behavior characteristics, and multimodal interaction technologies. According to China Central Television (CCTV), the purpose of these experiments is to help increase mission efficiency by fostering more effective interaction between astronauts and robotic systems.

Xiao Heng can be seen moving and orienting in its microgravity environment and is able to capture images.

In the future, this robot can also perform various functions such as in-cabin inspection and resource management.

Meanwhile, the astronauts were doing various experiments. They recently completed activities including collecting Drosophila, emptying culture containers and organizing samples. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of sub-magnetic fields and microgravity on insects.

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