NASA Developing Mining Robot for Moon, Mars

[Blackstar]

I posted that video in the Moon Habitat thread, but I can see robots working the printer and providing the supplies it needs.  Adam was so excited as light bulbs lit up in his head.

Most of the process has to be automated. You really cannot have astronauts on the surface for long periods of time. They should only be used for setup and maintenance, not operations.

There are actually three levels: hands-on, automated, and tele-operated. Don't put humans in suits except when actually needed, but humans can participate if necessary via tele-operation. ISS uses Canadarm. There are lots of possible tele-operated systems, including humanoid robots.

I agree. But my point is that it's very difficult to put humans outside for any period of time. That will be very limited.