Autonomous Space Exploration and Mining
This course will explore the potential of autonomous space exploration and mining. Students will learn about the various technologies and techniques used in robotic space exploration and mining, as well as the challenges and opportunities associated with these activities. The course will also cover the legal and ethical implications of space exploration and mining,
Exploration is the process of exploring, an activity which has some expectation of discovery. Organised exploration is largely a human activity, but exploratory activity is common to most organisms capable of directed locomotion and the ability to learn, and has been described in, amongst others, social insects foraging behaviour, where feedback from returning individuals affects the activity of other members of the group.