Robot Technology Advancements for In-Situ Exploration of Subsurface Environments
Whitepaper #384 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: other: Subsurface Environments; state of the profession; technology development
by Frances Zhu, Lloyd French, Norbert Schorghofer, Adriana Blachowicz, Shuai Li, Lauren Schurmeier, and Michael Paton
Published onMar 18, 2021
Robot Technology Advancements for In-Situ Exploration of Subsurface Environments
This white paper hopes to illuminate the science motivation for exploring subsurface environments, the types of subsurface environments worth exploring, and the future of robotic technology to achieve these subsurface science objectives. Technologies include robotic manipulators, diverse robot morphologies, and machine learning techniques.
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