SPACE ROBOTICS

Space robotics represents key enablers to a wide range of future robotic and crewed space missions. They enable missions to be less expensive and more accessible, allowing for more complex missions farther from Earth. They have been used in exploring every planet in our solar system. They are used to aid, augment, and substitute for the astronauts to do difficult tasks in dangerous environments. Sending robots to space is cheaper than sending a human or an astronaut. This paper reviews space robotics and their applications.