Flying Brain @ A 3D Printed AI system which will assist to ISS astronauts

Flying Brain @ A 3D Printed AI system which will assist to ISS astronauts

It will be the first AI-based mission and flight assistance system, the entire structure of CIMON is made up of plastic and metal, created using 3D printing.

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AI-based ‘flying brain’ to assist ISS astronauts 

A 3D-printed artificial intelligence system — described by its creators as a “flying brain” — will soon join the crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to assist astronauts.

Airbus is developing CIMON (Crew Interactive MObile CompanioN), an AI-based space assistant for Germany’s DLR Space Administration.

The technology demonstrator, which weighs around 5 kg, will be tested on the ISS by German astronaut Alexander Gerst during the European Space Agency’s Horizons mission between June and October this year.

“CIMON will be the first AI-based mission and flight assistance system,” said Manfred Jaumann, Head of Microgravity Payloads from Airbus.

“We are the first company in Europe to carry a free flyer, a kind of flying brain, to the ISS and to develop artificial intelligence for the crew on board the space station,” said Mr. Jaumann.

The entire structure of CIMON is made up of plastic and metal, created using 3D printing.

CIMON has a brain-like AI network and is designed to support astronauts in performing routine work, for example by displaying procedures or offering solutions to problems.

With its face, voice and artificial intelligence, becomes a genuine ‘colleague’ on board.
With CIMON, crew members can do more than just work through a schematic view of prescribed checklists and procedures; they can also engage with their assistant.

CIMON makes work easier for the astronauts when carrying out every day routine tasks, helps to increase efficiency, facilitates mission success and improves security, as it can also serve as an early warning system for technical problems.

In its first Space mission, CIMON will only be equipped with a selected range of capabilities.

Source | The Hindu | 6^th March 2018

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