NASA is quietly rewriting the script for human exploration of the Red Planet, turning robots from remote-controlled tools into autonomous partners tasked with keeping crews alive far from home.

Robots are becoming smarter and more common, but their ability to handle objects with human-like precision remains limited.

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Team members from the University of North Florida watch their robotic miner dig in the mining arena. (NASA) AUSTIN (KXAN) — As humans plan a return to the moon as part of NASA’s Artemis program, ...

Scientists are preparing robotic systems to pave the way for the first human steps on Mars and to ensure smoother missions on the Moon, according to recent revelations shared during the American ...