A Robotics Perspective On Human Spaceflight

Details A Robotics Perspective On Human Spaceflight A Robotics Perspective On Human Spaceflight

Nov 1999

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999em%26p...87..173e&link_type=abstract

Earth, Moon, and Planets, v. 87, Issue 3, p. 173-190 (1999).

Computer Science

Robotics

Autonomy, Exploration, In-Orbit, Manned, Mars, Planetary, Robotic, Space, Telerobotic, Unmanned, Autonomy, Exploration, In-Orbit, Manned, Mars, Planetary, Robotic, Space, Telerobotic, Unmanned

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There has traditionally been a dichotomy in the space community regarding the efficacy of human versus robotic exploration of space. I argue that no such dichotomy is necessary, and that there is a natural and synergistic division of labour between man and machine, and that this division of labour will evolve in symbiotic fashion. The present state-of-the-art robotics technology is insufficient to replace the human in space, but is sufficient to act as a useful, even necessary, tool in aiding the astronaut in the conduct of useful work. I further argue that as robotics technology advances, the human will be further relieved to perform tasks best suited to human decision-making and flexibility that is unlikely in the near-term to be matched by autonomous or teleoperated machines.

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