Robotic Exploration And Human Exploration

The article, “Robots on Earth” by Jerry West, explains that although robots may be evil in movies and books, they help us more than people may think. In the article, West discusses how the opinions of the media are quite different than the jobs that real robots perform. Humans have many difficult jobs that must be done for the good of the population, which is why we have robots to complete these tasks. Chores such as welding, and working in factories harm our health; so, robots do these jobs to keep us safe. Robots in space may do simple missions so that astronauts can focus on more important duties. Also, astronauts use robotic equipment; such as treadmills; to stay healthy while in space. Other robots are used for people with disabilities

Scientific Capability.” (Tennessean) People today are not as excited about going to other places in space. Human space travel has been stunted by recent political changes in America. With that, the people that actually want to go to other places in space mainly want to see humans go somewhere new. Some people want other things to go in place of humans. “Unlike robots, only people have the intelligence and expert knowledge needed to unravel these mysteries.” (Mindell) If humans don’t go to other places in the solar system, this takes away the experience and awe of knowing that people can go to amazing places like the moon and Mars. While I think robots and technology should be used in exploration of space. I think it’s important to keep the human element involved directly. So people can see that nothing is quite impossible.

This claim is not necessarily true being that robots cannot get the experience of space like humans can. In Kennedy’s speech gives an example by stating, “An instrument recently developed to record automatically the impact of acceleration upon an astronaut’s eyes will also be of help to small children suffering miserably from eye defects…”. The robots are incapable of experiencing the physical change when leaving Earth and entering space so we are unable to observe these changes when using robots. Secondly, robots do not have the desire to search for more like humans. Robots do not contain the same drive and want to learn the possibilities of space so it is pointless to consider sending them.

Robots have been useful to humans since the past. They’re made to make human life easier. Since early times people have been dreaming of making robots and different people have made different kinds of robots. Robots has been useful in the past, they’re now useful in present-time, and they’re going to be useful in the future.

It is not true that human space travel is cheaper in any sense; life support systems, places to sleep and work, manual control systems all take up room, and most importantly, cost fuel. However, when it comes to planetary exploration, humans can get the job done better. They adapt to the situations they’re put into. A robot can only do everything it was told it was supposed to do, but programmer bound to the Earth will only think to program so many things, even if they are very thorough. Robots movements encompass a narrow set of navigable terrains whereas a human with mobility equipment can explore much further to garner samples or collect data (Crawford). A human can also think on their feet, which is essential in many mission scenarios. Far from the earth, where communication is severely limited by the distances involved, robots lag the humans watching. Events that occur for only a few minutes, like storms and novel hazards like rockslides or avalanches, may be completely missed by a rover and can even compromise the mission. When delay inhibits data collection and the safety of crucial components, this is where on-site humans can shine. Specifically, Crawford (2010) outlines five areas where human travel is necessary, which for brevity has been condensed into four. The focus is mainly on why humans are essential for these types of missions.

These robots can be sent into space to bring extraterrestrial items back. For example, one of the main reasons they made the robots is to have a robot based mission. The main object of the mission is to find minerals and mine them on different asteroids. Many of the minerals on earth are from meteorites hitting Earth. One of the biggest minerals is gold. Gold controls money, which if we were to mine asteroids then we would be bringing money back with

Although space exploration is now being emphasized on and invested in, what does this do to benefit earth or even every individual who lives on Earth? Many writers, engineers, mathematicians, and chemists can agree that space exploration is going to provide more research for medicine and environmental factors. Others may also argue that the risks of exploring another planet will be too damaging because the life or atmosphere as it is will not be the same after humans have made their print on it.

As humans, we always push to explore for new discoveries, it is in our blood to explore and push scientific boundaries. Space exploration has allowed us to expand our technology, foster a curiosity in humans, discover new worlds, and most importantly push even further to discover life in a new planet. With the advancement of new technology and innovators, there has been a significant discussion whether sending humans with the support of robots is the most efficient method. However, there are great arguments made that sending exclusively robots on space exploration is the best strategy. There is

In addition to Pluto past research about Pluto, NASA is still researching, exploring, and studying more and more about this dwarf planet today. In 2006, the first mission to Pluto was launched by NASA. It was called New Horizons, a spacecraft that is going to the verge of the solar system. New Horizons was sent to study and take pictures of Pluto, its moon, and other worlds within the Kuiper Belt up close. The space craft is said to be about the size of a piano. It was also said that it was a nine year trip to finally reach Pluto in 2015. On July 14, 2015 New Horizons has successfully made its closest approach to Pluto. It is said that it will take 16 months to download all the data the New Horizon collected during its flyby of Pluto and its

Robotics are also used to complete tasks that are dangerous, considered boring, or not very appealing to most of us. A few different types of robots include preprogrammed robots and autonomous robots. Preprogrammed robots are used in controlled environments that don’t require much artificial intelligence to complete a job. Autonomous robots work independently and are less secure compared to preprogrammed robots. Human supervision isn’t’ as necessary for them. The Sojourner’s mission was to demonstrate the technology needed to get a lander accompanied with a rover to Mars, while managing to do so effectively, cost effective, and bring back data. The Sojourner accomplished these goals, and even brought back a great amount of data. The robotic rover also outlived it’s predicted design life. The data provided by the Sojourner had helped scientists suggest that Mars had possibly been wet and quite warm, and had liquid water alongside a much thicker

Cutting-edge science in space is currently done by probes and robots rather than human beings, such as the Mars rovers or the New Horizons mission. Human based efforts in space are now essentially limited to work done on the International Space Station, which many scientific communities find unnecessary or wasteful, especially considering their cost (Scientific American, Coates). These communities site various problems with the ISS, including the difficulty of conducting experiments because of vibrations throughout the station and the station’s need to vent gases into its surroundings (Scientific American). It is also prohibitively expensive for communities

Mankind has always been fascinated with exploring the unknown. From sailing to distant lands to someday setting foot on other planets, the spirit of exploration is the same. Bur now with the current economic situation and the high cost of sending people to space, NASA is being looked at as a way to free up some much needed funds. Although, there is many problems here on planet Earth that need addressing, the benefits of space exploration far out weight the disadvantages. Space exploration has given us more advanced technology, advances in the medical field, and a boost to the economy and these facts cannot be disputed.

Humans have been sending robots into space since 1957, with the launch of the first Sputnik by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on October 4th of that year. While it was merely a spherical satellite sent to orbit the Earth, there were several scientific functions that it served. It acquired data on the density of the Atmosphere, tested viable tracking methods, examined radio wave propagation through the atmosphere, and tested how well the time period’s pressurization

Imagine if you would not need to help Mom and Dad, carrying stuff for them or cleaning up after them! You can have a robot help you with your daily activities such as cleaning your room, washing your car, and even wiping for you once you are done using the bathroom. A robot is a machine designed to complete or carry out multiple tasks when programmed to do so. Robots play a huge role in discovery, such as Mars Curiosity Rover, that is used to observe Mar’s surface and environment. We have used Robots to study the moons surface to see what it is like and to learn more about space. We use robots today in military by using them to disarm bombs and find enemy locations. Robots will have a positive impact on our future, because robots will help us to discover more in the ocean and space, help us save lives, and aid in the military.

But with these great advantages there are always some disadvantages to weigh in to the equation. After all, there is no such thing as a free lunch and robots are no exception to this rule. There are of course a few negative aspects to robot usage. Here are some of the questions that arise: are there such kinds of robots that should not be created? Will robots put capable workers out of jobs, if so is this a justifiable action? And of course the ignorant issue of, what if some day robots become like people, in terms of thinking and acting for them selves, how would we be able to distinguish robot from human?