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Space Odyssey's Real-life Hal-9000, CIMON-2, headed towards International Space Station

Image credit IBM. Despite the fact the original CIMON went rogue and stopped taking orders in 2018, a second robot with artificial intelligence, known as CIMON-2, is making its way towards the International Space Station.  Initially, there were fears that CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile Companion) could be HAL-9000 from "2001: A Space Odyssey." But IBM's Matthias Biniok said it was a successful mission, even if CIMON-1 ignored some requests from ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst. Read full article at: https://www.foxnews.com/tech/cimon-2-robot-international-space-station

Terminally-ill scientist will become the world's first Cyborg

Dr Peter Scott-Morgan, 61, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease two years ago, but instead of accepting his fate he decided to challenge what it meant to be human. He said he wanted to push the boundaries of what science can achieve so decided to extend his life and become fully robotic - known as Peter 2.0. The world-renowned roboticist has already undergone a series of incredibly complex and risky operations during his journey. This has included developing a remarkably life-like avatar of his face before he lost any muscle. Read whole article and watch the video at: https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/terminally-ill-scientist-transform-worlds-20559021