IBM puts AI supercomputer in space

It is hardly a supercomputer because it is only the size of a basket ball, but it will use some of Big Blue's Watson technology and is called CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile Companion). CIMON is currently being developed by Airbus on behalf of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) as an intelligent, mobile and interactive astronaut assistance system. It will be tested on the ISS as part of the Horizons mission of the European Space Agency. CIMON, using IBM's Watson technology, will help astronaut Gerst to perform three tasks: Together they will experiment with crystals, solve the Rubik magic cube based on videos and conduct a complex medical experiment using CIMON as an'intelligent' flying camera. The idea is to built a collegial "working relationship" with astronauts as they work through their prescribed checklists of experiments.