The Space Between Us: Bridging Human and Robotic Worlds in Space Exploration

Abstract

Robots are key to human space exploration goals, as they are able to perform tasks and reach locations that humans cannot. Research on Human-Robot Interaction for these types of robot applications is crucial for mission success, but relevant findings have not yet been synthesized into a corpus of knowledge. We are in the process of conducting a scoping review of Human-Robot Interaction research in the context of outer space exploration. Our initial findings suggest that space Human-Robot Interaction research falls within 8 interconnected themes. We hope that these preliminary results will be useful to researchers aiming to investigate Human-Robot Interaction for space exploration applications.