STAR WARS INSPIRED: A handout pic of the Synchronised Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) Beacon / Beacon Tester floating in zero gravity in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. — Reuters/NASA
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: Google smartphones with next-generation 3D sensing technology are about to blast into orbit, where they will become the brains and eyes of ball-shaped hovering robots on the International Space Station.
NASA plans to use the handsets to beef up its Synchronised Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites, or SPHERES, which could eventually take over daily chores for astronauts or even handle risky duties outside of the vessel.
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