Astronauts and Robots 2015: Scott Hubbard, Stanford
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Prof. G. Scott Hubbard argues that the dichotomy between humans and robots in space exploration is false. Currently, robots are better suited for initial exploration due to their endurance, but humans are better at making complex decisions and following up opportunities. In the future, humans and robots will work together, with robots laying groundwork and narrowing options, while humans make sense of complex situations and discoveries. The roles of humans and robots will evolve over time through partnerships that enhance both.
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Astronauts and Robots 2015: Scott Hubbard, Stanford
- 1. Prof. G. Scott Hubbard Stanford Univ. Enabling Space Exploration: Humans & Robots-Hand in Grip
- 2. Space Exploration: People or robots? The Questions This is a false dichotomy The ratio of robots to humans will change At some point the human being will become the dominant tool for exploring Mars Today Near Future 2015-2020 The Age of Space
- 3. It takes the MER rover a day to do what a field geologist can do in about 45 seconds. -- Steve Squyres MER 2003 PI Apollo 17 comparison Human/Robot Comparison Drove 36 km in 20 hours of EVA (less time driving) Collected 110 kgs of rocks from 30 sites The Opportunity rover has driven 40km in 11 years. It cannot collect rocks.
- 4. Why Human Scientists on Mars? Humans will take exploration the next steps: Make sense of the complex Make decisions Choose the right spots Perform the right tests Interpret results on the spot and able to follow through opportunistically To discover and experience Robotic Missions: Provide the basic data: topography, geology, meteorology Lay the groundwork: the salty sea has been demonstrated Narrow the field Fixed-not opportunistic Cannot assign or assess meaning
- 5. Where we’re headed International Space Station Remote Manipulator System from Canada Human/robot interaction studies in Mars analog environments A Mars Exploration Rover
- 6. Challenges •Will machines become more like humans? •Will humans become more like machines? Computer Science is enhancing machine capability to function in novel, unstructured, complex environments. Machines areMachines are augmenting humanaugmenting human abilitiesabilities
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- Apollo 17 facts: Drove 36 kms in 20 hours of EVA (less time driving) Collected 110 kgs of rocks form 30 sites Only humans can ascribe meaning. “Patty Jones”. Robots can create representations of things but the only “meaning” is added by a human interpretation Glenn Mahone talking points on why humans/why robots --get the talking points from David Morse. Introduce topic Future is about coming together in the future Van Allen vs Von Braun find quotes
- Enhancing human capabilities--amplify human cababilities Enhance machine capabilities to handle more novel, complex, unstructured situations Paul Fitz--human factors guy --Fitz lists Introduction to Human Factors Engineering (2nd Edition) by Christopher D. Wickens, et al (Hardcover) The Borg? Enhanced human performance Sitting on a bench with advanced glasses with stock ticker quotes--Walt Brooks with blue tooth plug in Ultimate-genetic engineering for other worlds DNA--
- After reading that and talking to the Aussie reporter, I think we can make a very compelling package out of: -some standard Ames overview materials with emphasis on the IT parts - maybe add in the Project Columbia slide -some existing whizbang on Mars exploration (using the 6 minutes?). -A bit of the new human/robotic partnership stuff -Finish up with "visionary partnerships" using the NRP stuff in a bit more than usual detail (maybe put the video back in) and citing some real partnerships we have crafted lately - build up the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial aspect.