Cimon (robot) developer German Aerospace Center
CIMON-1
CIMON-1 is the first version of Cimon to go into space. The German Aerospace Center, Airbus, IBM, and the Ludwig Maximilian University Hospital started working on CIMON-1 in August 2016. CIMON-1 was launched into space and sent to the international space station on June 29, 2018, via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. CIMON-1 left the international space station to return to Earth on August 27, 2019.CIMON-2
On December 5, 2019, an updated version of Cimon named CIMON-2 was launched into space on SpaceX CRS-19 Mission. Cimon was also sent with 40 mice to show how muscles change in low gravity. This new version of Cimon included improved artificial intelligence capabilities, improvements to the stability of complex operations, and an improved lifespan.
creator programmer designer manufacturer builder