For Alexa, it’s a return to its roots
Callisto is a technology demonstration between Orion’s maker, Lockheed Martin, Amazon and Cisco to create and integrate a “human-machine interface” so they can learn how future astronauts could benefit from far-field voice technology, AI and tablet-based video collaboration.Callisto will demonstrate how voice assistants, video calling and “whiteboarding” can be done in deep space.
Don’t expect to see Callisto as an app on your smartphone anytime soon—this is a custom-made hardware and software integration designed to be offline. In an effort to allow astronauts to be more self-reliant in deep space without having to call-up Houston continually, Alexa will be able to work without an internet connection.
That’s obviously not the case for video conferencing platform Webex, which will be tested on a tablet using NASA’s Deep Space Network, an array of giant radio antennas on Earth that typically supports its interplanetary spacecraft missions. . “The Star Trek computer was part of our original inspiration for Alexa, so it’s exciting and humbling to see our vision for ambient intelligence come to life on board Orion,” said Aaron Rubenson, vice president of Amazon Alexa.... [+]“We're proud to be working with Lockheed Martin to push the limits of voice technology and AI, and we hope Alexa's role in the mission helps inspire future scientists, astronauts and engineers who will define this next era of space exploration.
There is, of course, one problem—there will be no crew aboard the Artemis-1 mission. How can Callisto be properly tested? In an effort to fake remote interactions, Callisto’s developers have worked with NASA to build a virtual crew experience at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, allowing operators to interact with Callisto from the Mission Control Center.
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