Designers of the Android launched the first talking-astronaut robot into space early last month, and Kirobo has made its first live appearance since it left Earth.
"On August 21, 2013, a robot took one small step toward a brighter future for all," the humanoid robot said in Japanese, the Telegraph reported.
The company has also released photos of the little robot floating around the International Space Station (ISS).
Kirobo launched into space on August 4 and reached the ISS four days later.
"Good morning to everyone on Earth," the robot said.
The walking-talking robot will be there to greet Koichi Wakata, the first Japanese commander of the ISS, when he arrives in the early winter.
Kirobo will be able to recognize Wakata's facial features when he climbs aboard, and can also snap pictures of the big day. The robot can also post to social media sites like Twitter.
The robot is designed to "help solve problems through communication," the organizers said, according to the Telegraph.
Kirobo has a humanoid shape, but stands only 13 inches tall and weighs a mere 2.2 pounds.
"The main objective is that humans can talk to it and feel some sort of closeness to it," the developers said. "That is why we decided to give it a humanoid shape."
The name "Kirobo" is a combination of the Japanese words for "hope," and "robot."
A second Kirobo remains on Earth to demonstrate the robots abilities to humans.
After Wakata finishes his six-month mission on the ISS, the robot will stay behind to send messages to Japanese school children.
"I want to help create a world where humans and robots can live together," Kirobo told a Toyota Motor Corp. official during the unveiling press release, when asked what its dream was, Space.com reported.
Toyota Motor Corp., Dentsu Corp. and Robo Garage Co., the University of Tokyo's Centre for Advanced Science and Technology and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency also contributed to the robot's development.
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