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In robotics and AI, **space** refers to the geometric, configurational, or environmental domains within which robots perceive, reason, and act. It encompasses physical three-dimensional space, configuration space (the abstract space of all possible robot poses and joint states), and higher-level representations such as belief space or appearance space. Robots use spatial reasoning to plan collision-free paths through configuration space, localize themselves within environments using probabilistic maps, and execute manipulation tasks by computing distances between objects or optimizing grasp configurations. Space is equally relevant to specialized domains: free-flying space robotic systems must account for the dynamic coupling between manipulator arms and satellite bases, while planetary rovers face entry, descent, and landing challenges unique to extraterrestrial environments. Understanding and representing space accurately is foundational to virtually every robotics capability—exploration, navigation, manipulation, and multi-robot coordination all depend on effective spatial models. Without rigorous spatial reasoning, robots cannot safely interact with the physical world or accomplish meaningful autonomous tasks.
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