Talking robot astronaut blasts into space

A talking humanoid robot, Kirobo, takes off on board a supply ship bound for the International Space Station from Japan s Tanegashima Space Centre. The first talking humanoid robot, Kirobo, took off from Japan s Tanegashima Space Centre, Kagoshima Prefecture, early on Sunday morning. Japanese rocket, HIIB Transfer Vehicle, took off at 4:46am local time on Sunday (19:46 GMT), heading for the International Space Station with close to five and a half tons (tonnes) of supplies and equipment.