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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country has sent a humanoid robot to the International Space Station (ISS) on a 10-day mission, recently?
A
USA
B
India
C
China
D
Russia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Russia on Thursday launched an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot that will spend 10 days learning to assist astronauts on the International Space Station. Named Fedor , short for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research, the robot is the first ever sent up by Russia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vyommitra will fly aboard the first unmanned test flight ahead of the crewed Gaganyaan flight expected in 2024.

Detailed explanation-3: -Robonaut 2 - The first humanoid robot in space.

Detailed explanation-4: -AcYut. AcYut, known to be India’s first indigenous robot, was developed by undergraduate students at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, India.

Detailed explanation-5: -“The first trial for Gaganyaan will be done by the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024. The first test flight will be followed by sending a female-looking humanoid robot – ‘Vyommitra’.

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