A prototype of a humanoid robot designed to man spaceships by itself, was showcased in Magnitogorsk on Thursday. Engineers have high hopes for the FEDOR (Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research), and have dubbed it a 'Robo-Garagin'.
SOT Alexei Bogdanov, Main Constructor, NPO Androidnaya Technica (Russian): "During the first test flight of the potential new Federatsiya spaceship, which Russia will launch in 2021, Fyodor will operate as a pilot."
SOT Alexei Bogdanov, Main Constructor, NPO Androidnaya Technica (Russian): "After the first flight around the Earth, he will need to land right, leave the pilot's seat and move out the ship by himself. That will be kind of a symbol the first robot who made a flight to space by himself a "Robot-Gagarin".
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