Robot astronauts could build cities for humans on Mars by remote control, boffins say. Experts could operate the 'bots from an orbiting space station. Astronaut Jonny Kim has already taken control of ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and university partners are building a case for sending four-legged robots, modeled on the agility of dogs, to explore the Moon and Mars with minimal human oversight.

Autonomous systems developed for ESA’s ExoMars rover, which will allow it to analyse Martian terrain and identify the best point on rocks to drill for samples without need for human intervention, ...