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Advanced Automation for Space Missions
Robert A. Freitas, Jr. & William P. Gilbreath, Editors,
Proceedings of the 1980 NASA/ASEE
Summer Study,
sponsored by the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration &
the American Society for Engineering Education.
NASA Conference Publication 2255.
Web version courtesy of Island One Society.
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Astronomy & Space Exploration
Applications, AI Topics ,
American Association for Artificial Intelligence
(AAAI)
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Development for Space Robotics with Emphasis on
Fault-Tolerance
Richard Hooper, Ph.D. & P.E.,
with Del Tesar & Dev Sreevijayan
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Exploring Mars Using Intelligent Robots
Paris Andreou & Adonis Charalambides,
Vol 4,
SURPRISE 95 Journal,
Department of Computing &
Department of Electrical and Electronic
Engineering,
Imperial College London
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Flapping Robotic Insects Could Extend Range of Rover Missions
Leonard David, Space.com
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History of Robots
Canadian Space Agency (Adobe PDF file)
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Intelligent Robots for Space Applications
Dr. David Kortenkamp,
NASA Johnson Space Center / Metrica, Inc.
(Adobe PDF file)
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Modular Reconfigurable Robots in Space Applications
Mark Yim, Kimon Roufas, David Duff, Ying Zhang, Sam Homans,
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
(Adobe PDF file)
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NASA Ramping Up ‘Cliff-Bots’ To Explore Mars
Robert Marble & Gian Trotta, Space.com
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NASA and Self-Replicating Systems: Implications for Nanotechnology
Ralph C. Merkle, Foresight Update No. 9,
Foresight Institute
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Robotic automation for space: planetary
surface exploration, terrain-adaptive mobility,
and multi-robot cooperative tasks
P. S. Schenker, T. L. Huntsberger, P. Pirjanian,
E. Baumgartner,
H. Aghazarian, A. Trebi-Ollennu, P. C. Leger,
Y. Cheng,
P. G. Backes, E. W. Tunstel, S. Dubowsky,
K. Iagnemma,
G. T. McKee (Adobe PDF file)
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ROBOT SPACE EXPLORERS
Open University-RoboFesta
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Spaceflight, still in its infancy, promises Mankind the ability to one day
travel to the stars and colonize other planets. At the time President
Kennedy issued his famous challenge to place a man on the Moon, the
technology and expertise necessary to do so did not exist. The achievement
of that goal is one of the greatest triumphs in exploration ever conceived
— how it was accomplished is the story of Man’s
struggle with and mastery of technology to expand his frontiers. From
our initial push to the Moon, we have expanded our goal to exploration of
the planets within our solar system as well as other celestial bodies.
NASA robots have proven their worth in unmanned planetary exploration.
While current robotic probes, orbiters, landers and rovers are still
primitive and semi-autonomous, NASA has aggressive plans for a new breed
of sophisticated, autonomous space robots that will embark upon a far
greater level of planetary discovery than has previously been possible.
Discussion abounds within space agencies, governments and scientific circles
as to whether space exploration should be performed by men or machines.
It is apparent given our current state of technology that, for the
foreseeable future, we can learn far more about our solar system most
cost effectively through use of space robots and robotic space vehicles
than we can by waiting for manned spaceflight technology to bridge the gap.
Space robots will capture prominent and diverse roles in future planetary
and space exploration and in space engineering applications, serving
as independent explorers, as forerunners for manned expeditions, and as
partners in human space exploits. It is conceivable that a fusion of
robotics and nanotechnology will provide the necessary flexibility,
robustness and economy necessary to drive future space exploration,
industrialization and colonization.
Authored by Kenneth L. Anderson.
Original article published 1 September 2005.
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