Chinese Scientists Develop Robot Chemist to Produce Oxygen on Mars, Paving the Way for Human Colonization

Chinese researchers have developed a robotic space chemist equipped with artificial intelligence and a robotic arm that can create oxygen on Mars using materials from the planet's surface. By analyzing meteorite samples, the machine identified a chemical formula that can cause oxygen to separate from water, a process crucial for sustaining human activity on Mars. This technology could eliminate the need for astronauts to bring oxygen-creating supplies from Earth and could be expanded to produce other chemicals and even plant fertilizer.