This robot will replace cosmic astronauts

Thanks to a special robot called Int-Ball, astronauts on the ISS space station can be more hands-free in their day-to-day activities.

According to the Japan International Space Agency (JAXA), Int-Ball is a robot-drone capable of filming and shooting in space. Int-Ball is responsible for moving, filming and filming on the ISS. Of course this robot will be controlled from Earth.

Thanks to the arrival of Int-Ball, the astronauts will reduce the burden on the ISS. It is known that astronauts often lose 10% of their time to photograph in and out of space.

Int-Ball is about 15cm in diameter, built-in 3-axis controller and 12 fan blades to move in space. The camera is mounted in the middle of the design is quite fun, and also a sign of the camera position of the robot.

All images taken from Int-Ball will be transmitted and displayed directly to Earth. Through visual and video signals, scientists can easily interact with astronauts on the ISS in multiple projects.

JAXA is continuing to develop more features and improve the automation capabilities of Int-Ball. Int-Ball robots will be launched at space station ISS with Falcon 9 rocket by SpaceX.

Simulate how Int-Ball works:

Int-Ball demo video and some sample shots: