Robonauts are particularly at home in the categories of robots, artificial intelligence, and automation. They are specialised robots developed for use in space. Their main goal is to assist humans with dangerous, strenuous, or simply impossible tasks in space, or even to replace them.
A Robonaut often looks human-like, with arms, hands, and a head, so that it can, for example, use tools just like astronauts. Through their artificial intelligence, Robonauts are capable of adapting to changing conditions and performing various tasks independently or remotely – from repairing a space station to collecting samples on the Moon.
A vivid example: NASA developed the famous Robonaut R2. R2 helped to test workflows and take on simple routine tasks on the International Space Station (ISS). This means astronauts have to do fewer dangerous or monotonous jobs and can concentrate on more complex tasks.
Robonauts (space robots) are considered an important future technology that can help reduce costs in the long term and enable expeditions further into space – especially where humans reach their limits.
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