Kirobo the Japanese astronaut robot is to be sent into space onboard the Kounotori 4 spacecraft scheduled for launch from the Tanegashima space centre to travel to the International Space Station on 4 August. Here, Kirobo explains to Fuminori Kataoka, project general manager at co-developers Toyota, that he will speak to fellow astronaut Commander Koichi Wakata in space Source: Toyota/YouTube Length: 49 sec Thursday 27 June 2013

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