Robot Memetics A Space Exploration Perspective

This book provides a novel perspective on the concept of memetics as applied to the development and evolution of intelligent robots and robotic communities/cultures. It provides a framework for the emergence of a hybrid community of people and intelligent robots collaborating to realize mutual benefits and scientific objectives. It aims to show that as the hybrid community emerges, so does its culture. Once this foundational work is done, the book illustrates the robot memetic ideas in the context of a space exploration scenario based on the development and operation of a human/robot settlement on Mars.

Introduction.- Spectrum of Robots.- Memes.- Robot Memetics.- Mars Settlement Scenario.- Conclusion.

Walt Truszkowski is a NASA Emeritus at the Goddard Space Flight Center.

Christopher Rouff is Senior Staff at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University.

Mohammad Akhavannik is an Examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Edward W. Tunstel is a Senior Roboticist at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University.