| ROBOSPHERE
is a project to explore the possibility of long term or continuous robotic
presence on planetary surfaces and in space, in order to increase scientific
returns, decrease exploration costs and greatly decrease any chances of
mission failures. The underlying notion is that of self-sustaining robotic
ecologies, where the continuous survival and exploration activities of
robotic teams and colonies are dependent on the exchange of matter, energy
and information among robotic individuals and "species".
PI and POC is Dr.
Silvano Colombano at NASA Ames Research Center.
Immediate plans include a
workshop (ROBOSPHERE 2004) that will be held Nov 9-10 2004 at NASA Ames
Research Center.
Long term plans include a
facility (Robosphere1) for experimentation on self-sustaining robotic activities,
and a virtual Robosphere environment (VRobosphere) for simulations. |
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