2. INTRODUCTION
Robotics plays a vital role in space environment,
agriculture, medical treatments, rescuing people
from emergencies etc.
The space environment represents one of the
mostchallengingapplicationsofrobotics.
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3. What i s space research?
“SPACE”,theworditselfsignifiesa
continuous area or expanse which is
free
Space travel isalways adangerous event can
cause death for humans.
It is here that the robots play a huge role and
help mankind in his research process.
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4. WHY ROBOTS?
They can work efficiently in a hostile, non-
terrestrial environment.
Planetary surfaces can be explored more cheaply
and quickly.
Human life can be saved.
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6. SOJOURNER
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It is the first Mars rover.
Launch date: 4
December 1996.
Deployment
date: July, 5 1997
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These are two robots
which are almost
identical.
Designed to explore on
Mars as part of NASA's
Mars Science
Laboratory mission.
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SPIRIT and
OPPURTUNITY
8. CURIOSITY
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Curiosity is a car-sized
rover designed to explore
on Mars as part of NASA's
Mars Science Laboratory
mission.
Launch date: 26
November 2011
Landing date: August 6,
2012
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