in environments where communication with control centers is unreliable or impossible over extended periods. The significant new capability enabled by these systems is characterized as the level of automation commonly referred to as autonomous interaction with intelligent agents.
The Unfulfilled Potentials of Robots: The Future of Space Robots and Human-Robot Interaction in Space
As technology develops further, we foresee that human-robot collaborations will become even more enhanced. There will be no limitations set by distance and/or environments. The expectations for these systems in space development, especially for manned missions to other planets are very high, as they will be more autonomous than today’s robots. Presently, there are two types of rovers used for planetary exploration that are or will be launched: autonomous and teleoperated. Most likely, autonomous rovers will be utilized during extensive planetary surface explorations while shorter missions will be performed by teleoperated rovers. It is hard to imagine exoplanetary exploration without such sophisticated robotic systems.
After the Conclusion: Humans in Space
As any other new approach to the way of doing things, most people think colonizing space is a utopia about science fiction with the mad scientists as its plot. This can be attributed to the level of advancement in recent space robotics and integration of artificial intelligence in the technology. Many people associate the idea of space energy farming, and colonization of the already available planets with primary research and development activities. Tunguska events that many people believe were caused by space matter are considered as impacts of technological innovation.
