China’s First Space Station Intelligent Flight Robot

Last week, the crew aboard the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft conducted a series of in-orbit verifications for China’s first space station intelligent flight robot, “Xiao Hang.”

During the mission, astronauts utilized Xiao Hang alongside human-robot collaborative interaction software. This allowed them to carry out a variety of experiments related to human-robot spatial relationships, robot behavior characterization, and multimodal interaction technologies.

The goal of these experiments is to help enhance mission efficiency by fostering a more effective interaction between astronauts and robotic systems. In the field of space life sciences and human research, the crew made significant progress on the “biological effects of fruit flies under sub-magnetic environment in space and molecular mechanisms” experiment.