Extreme Requirements for Robotics in Space Exploration and Utilization

This article intends to list and analyze the class of specific requirements implied in the R&D work for robotic systems suited for space exploration and utilization. The requirements can be called as "extreme" relative to application of robotic systems on Earth when the following facts are considered for space applications: (i) the function or work to be performed in space, (ii) how to get the robotic system to its workplace in space, (iii) specific workplace conditions in space, (iv) power supply to the working robot system in space, (v) sufficient and safe local autonomy embedded in the robot system for successful operation in space, (vi) secure and effective two-way communication from Earth with the remote robot system in space