2021 #Hyundai bought 80% of #BostonDynamics* and revealed a #robotic vehicle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs3srQuTs6Q

* https://bostondynamics.com/news/hyundai-motor-group-completes-acquisition-of-boston-dynamics-from-softbank

This #robotic system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOq20bisc0g holds the potential to dig up to 10,000 kg in a single lunar day. This is a huge increase from previous missions that only collected tens of kilograms https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/nasas-powerful-moon-mining-robot-could-dig-10000-kg-of-soil-in-a-single-lunar-day

The #Mars Exploration Rover #Spirit and #InSight lander both experienced challenges related to understanding the geotechnical properties of regolith. The advancements in legged #robotic platforms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBTyelFFE1A hold potential to address these challenges through greater sensitivity to changing surface properties https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20230000243

It takes at least six months to get to #Mars. #Robots go first. They scout the terrain, analyze samples, build infrastructure, and pave the way for eventual human arrival.
#Perseverance uses advanced AI to drive autonomously. #Ingenuity uses computer vision to stabilize flight.
#Satellites , too, are becoming more #robotic. #InOrbitServicing, once a dream, is now a reality. Robotic spacecraft can refuel satellites, repair them, or extend their missions https://www.sciencenewstoday.org/how-robotics-is-revolutionizing-space-exploration

Each #technological breakthrough brings us closer to realizing the goal of living on #Mars . Mars colonization is within our potential reach. This paper has outlined a feasible timeline
2020s: Continued #robotic exploration
2030s: Test missions for human life-support systems and #ISRU on the Martian surface
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10884476