First glimpse of ‘Vyommitra’, the humanoid for ‘Gaganyaan’, it’s a ‘SHE’

The Indian Space Research Center (ISRO) on Wednesday released a video of the humanoid Vyommitra being sent to the unmanned space mission Gaganyaan. ISRO scientist Sam Dayal said that this humanoid would try to behave like a human and report back to us. We are doing this as an experiment. In 1984, Rakesh Sharma went to space in a Russian spacecraft. This time Indian astronauts will go into space in India’s spacecraft.
 
ISRO Chief Sivan said – Human-like robots will be sent into space in December 2020 and July 2021 before the final mission of Gaganyaan. It will be a human-looking humanoid robot. Other countries have sent animals to space before such missions. Humanoids will help in performing tests related to body temperature and pulsation. Sivan said that by the end of January, 4 selected astronauts will be sent to Russia for training for the Gaganyaan mission.
 
Sivan said that Isro will fly the humanoid in both the unmanned flights planned before the actual human spaceflight mission. “Our robot will be like a human, and be able to do whatever a man can do, although not as extensively as humans,” Sivan said.
 
“…We want to show that even the first flight will not go empty and also ensure that we utilise the opportunity in a maximum way. We have our own humanoid model that will be used,” he added.
 
 

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