Editing Robot (section)

==== Space probes ====

Almost every unmanned [[space probe]] ever launched was a robot.<ref>{{cite conference |url=https://upes.academia.edu/SeeteshPANDE/Papers/1717325/The_Utilization_of_Robotic_Space_Probes_in_Deep_Space_Missions_Case_Study_of_AI_Protocols_and_Nuclear_Power_Requirements |title=The Utilization of Robotic Space Probes in Deep Space Missions:Case Study of AI Protocols and Nuclear Power Requirements |book-title=Proceedings of 2011 International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Robotics and Aerospace |date=October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2004/1 |title=Review: Space Probes |first=Jeff |last=Foust |date=16 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831183945/http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2004/1 |archive-date=31 August 2012 |url-status=live}} Review of Space Probes: 50 Years of Exploration from Luna 1 to New Horizons, by Philippe Séguéla Firefly, 2011.</ref> Some were launched in the 1960s with very limited abilities, but their ability to fly and land (in the case of [[Luna 9]]) is an indication of their status as a robot. This includes the [[Voyager probe]]s and the Galileo probes, among others.