The ISS is getting an AI orb that can move in zero gravity

Airbus and IBM have collaborated to create a basketball-sized sphere with a computer screen to assist astronauts in the International Space Station. Called CIMON, or Crew Interactive MObile companioN, the floating orb uses artificial intelligence to listen for commands and then display experiment or repair instructions. It can even search for objects and document experiments, according to the German Aerospace Center (DLR). However, CIMON looks undeniably dumb. CIMON is joining the ISS as a part of the SpaceX launch today (June 29), alongside six other experiments.