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Calls for robots to take on risky space duties

Original: RE: https:// flipboard.com/@flipboarduk/tec hnology-uk-edition-jskurn6iz/-/a-Zp60fl_PR_mARkI-NmE2iw%3Aa%3A26228122-%2F0

Commentators are endorsing the use of robots for hazardous tasks in space exploration, arguing automation is ideal where human jobs are not at stake and astronauts could otherwise be exposed to radiation. The view is that robots handling dangerous work leaves everyone better off, fueling wider debate about the role of robotics in crewed space missions.

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• RE: https:// flipboard.com/@flipboarduk/tec hnology-uk-edition-jskurn6iz/-/a-Zp60fl_PR_mARkI-NmE2iw%3Aa%3A26228122-%2F0 Can't help feeling this is EXACTLY the sort of thing robots should be used for. No jobs being lost there, Astronauts aren't irradiated, everyone is happy. #… · Lazarou · 4

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