Snagging two Guinness World Records, Robot Astronaut Kirobo traveled to the International Space Station where he was not only the first companion robot in space but also held the highest altitude conversations up there before coming back down to Earth to describe the blue planet in his own unique terms. The Japanese Commander of the ISS held many a companionable conversation with Kirobo during their time together and the two promised to keep in touch back on Earth.
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