Robots Armies to Visit Alien Worlds
Scientists are on the track to create robots that command other robots, a development that will make it possible to explore the alien worlds by armies of flying, driving and sailing humanoids. Professor Wolfgang Fink of the California Institute of Technology is the leader of this research team which is developing software that would let a robotic explore act independently and as part of a team.
Professor Fank says,” We are on the brink of a great paradigm shift in planetary exploration, and the next round of robotic explorers will be nothing like what we see today.”
Under this plan, the robotic airships and satellites will fly above the distant world, commanding squadrons of wheeled rovers and floating robot boats, a development that will transform planetary exploration. The robot would select priorities for exploration and anticipate and handle problems on thir own. It will be possible that an entire fleet of robots will be autonomously commanded at once.
“This armada of robots will be our eyes, ears, arms and legs in space. In the air and on the ground, capable of responding to their environment without us, to explore and embrace the unknown. It is a sort of like commanding a small army of robots operating in space”, says Professor Fink
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