A Robotics Perspective On Human Spaceflight |
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| Authors: | Ellery Alex |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Engineering, Kingston University, London, SW15 3DW, UK |
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| Abstract: | 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.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | Autonomy exploration in-orbit manned Mars planetary robotic space telerobotic unmanned |
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