development of general purpose machines that are capable of surviving (for a time, at least) the rigors of the space environment, and performing exploration, assembly, construction, maintenance, servicing or other tasks that may or may not have been fully understood at the time of the design of the robot, laia kasutusalaga masinate väljatöötamine, mis on võimelised vastu pidama kosmose karmidele keskkonnatingimustele ja täitma mitmesuguseid ülesandeid