With the introduction of lunar channels and the first arrival of the Moon in the expected decades of this decade, scientists are increasingly focusing on technology that will allow future missions to dig up the Moon with resources.
A team of researchers from the University of Arizona recently received a $ 500,000 grant from NASA to improve space drilling techniques.
The result is the development of a host of independent robots that can search for and search for earth’s rare earth metals, the media explained.
Lunar robot swarm will work as a team and improve over time
A team supporting robots developed an electrochemical process that pierced a rock five times faster than any other method.
This is combined with a neuromorphic architectural process called the Human and Explainable Autonomous Robotic System (HEART) that trains robots to work together and improve their interpersonal skills over time by machine learning.
The team will build and train robots on Earth so that they can hone their co-operative skills in a safe environment before heading into space.
Eventually, the team aims to deploy dozens of robots on the Moon, where they will be able to build my own basic infrastructure without being instructed by Earth.
The excavation of the Moon’s surface can significantly reduce reliance on Earth’s carriers in the coming moon’s channels.
Non-ferrous metals on the Moon include rare earth metals, titanium, gold and platinum, and helium-3. Extraordinary earth metals can help build medical devices and smartphones, while helium-3 could generate nuclear power plants in the distant future.
Sending “artificial creatures” to the Moon
Jekan Thanga, founder of HEART cardiac design, likens this group of robots to a herd of animals or farm workers. “In a way, we are like farmers.
We breed talent in these creatures, or the whole family of creatures, to do certain jobs,” he said. “By continuing this process, we are helping to perfect these non-performing creatures to perform mining operations.”
The team believes that this group of robots could free the astronauts from spending more time on complex mechanical tasks, while at the same time performing hazardous construction tasks.
“The idea is that his robots, set things up and do all the dirty, boring, and dangerous things, so that astronauts can do fun things,” said Thanga.
The University of Arizona team is not the only one aiming to send robots to the mines on the Moon. In June, Masten Systems in California announced that it was developing a rocket-propelled rover on Moon rock to reach the ice, providing vital water resources to future stations of the month.
Mining is expected to extend beyond our celestial neighbors, as asteroids in our solar system, such as the 16th Psyche containing many substances – estimated to be worth $ 700 quintillion – can be returned to Earth.
Non-global exploration tools can shape the future economy, with mineral resources independently with minimal human intervention.
