Japanese Robot Astronaut's Departure Set for August

Dentsu Inc. (Dentsu), Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo (RCAST); Robo Garage Co., Ltd. (Robo Garage) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announce today that their jointly developed robot astronaut called Kirobo will be aboard the Kounotori 4 cargo spacecraft scheduled for launch from the Tanegashima Space Center to the International Space Station (ISS) on August 4.