Intelligent robots on Mars: the first step towards the colonization of the Red Planet.

Abstract

The article discusses highly intelligent humanoid robots and their advantages in preparation for colonizing Mars. It describes the advantages of using robots, such as reducing the cost of the mission, since they do not need equipment to protect them from cosmic radiation, different temperatures, and other hazards, making them perfect not only for flight but also for work in the uninhabitable environment of Mars. No need for life-sustaining resources, as transferring resources from Earth to Mars is energy-, time-, and cost-intensive. Long operating time and increased safety in the extreme conditions of Mars, because working on solar panels, can provide themselves with energy and work for a long time without constant replenishment of energy resources. As such, they can operate on Mars for much longer periods of time, providing constant activity and continuously relaying information back to Earth. The possibilities of using robots to build the infrastructure of a Martian base are discussed and current developments of humanoid robots such as Atlas, Valkyrie, and Optimus are reviewed. At the same time, attention is drawn to an important obstacle in the use of these robots, which is expressed in their lack of intelligence comparable to human intelligence, and a solution is proposed in the form of the application of a new technology – multidimensional, multi-connected receptor-effector neural-like growing networks to create an artificial brain. The missions of robotic Mars rovers and the prospects for the expedition of intelligent humanoid robots to Mars are discussed. Overall, the paper sheds light on the significance and advantages of using robots in the future colonization of Mars.