Space robots boost the morale of astronauts in space. When will they start being used?

People need to talk to someone to stay mentally healthy. For astronauts, the need for conversation can be filled with the help of robots. People don't need robots that look like people, just to communicate. Astronauts are selected through long and complicated procedures to withstand the extreme conditions on space stations. There is one factor for which they cannot be sufficiently prepared: isolation, interactions with a limited number of people…