# CIMON: robot model

Canonical ID: `61cff193-7f38-4434-ad75-3b057c54e1ae`

**Lifecycle:** discontinued. The product or service is no longer actively pursued by the maker.

- **Slug:** cimon
- **Form factor:** space
- **Maturity stage:** research
- **Lifecycle:** discontinued
- **Deployments registered:** 1

## Specs

- **ai:** IBM Watson natural-language
- **role:** ISS crew-assistant free-flyer
- **builder:** Airbus (DLR-funded)
- **autonomy:** voice-commanded assistant; autonomous free-flight station-keeping only

## Deployments

- [cimon-iss-demonstration](/deployments/cimon-iss-demonstration.md) at International Space Station (id: `2d0c54ef-f0c9-468a-916a-db1542b71ccb`)

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is CIMON?

Crew Interactive Mobile Companion: a free-flying spherical ISS crew-assistant built by Airbus (funded by DLR) using IBM Watson for natural-language interaction. Activated and controlled by astronaut voice command ('wake up'); it is a voice assistant with autonomous free-flight station-keeping, NOT an autonomous agent. CIMON-1 demonstrated on the ISS from 2018-06-29 and returned to Earth 2019-08-27; CIMON-2 launched 2019-12-05 (later operational status not publicly confirmed).

### Who makes CIMON?

CIMON is made by Airbus, based in Leiden, Netherlands / Toulouse, France, founded in 1970.

### Where is CIMON deployed?

1 verified deployment of CIMON is on the DEPLOY registry, including at International Space Station.

### What is CIMON's maturity stage?

CIMON is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.

### Is CIMON still being made?

CIMON is discontinued: the product line is permanently ceased; historical records remain on the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIMON

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