Russian SAR-401 space robot ready for the ISS

The Russian robot-android which is controlled through a wearable interface will be heading to the ISS soon, the head of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center announced.

The Russian SAR-401 robot-android will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) soon, head of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center Yuri Lonchakov told Russian media on Thursday.

The SAR-401, developed by JSC Android Technics, was first presented in Star City in 2013. Since then, the company has created a version for spaceflights which is capable of conducting around 50 operations in outer space. The robot fulfills functions through a wearable human interface.