A Tiny Robot's Amazing Farewell to His Astronaut Friend

Astronaut Koichi Wakata said a gritty goodbye to his little, floating companion Kirobo this week after six months together aboard the International Space Station. If this video does not make you cry, you are a robot. If it does, you might also be a robot, in that you sympathize with the outwardly unmoved but inwardly heartbroken Kirobo. Just like that, Wakata called it over. He told Wakata not to worry.