Robots skip the life support hassle, so a humanoid will march on Mars long before any astronaut.
Plus, humanoids don't need a return ticket or radiation shielding. They can build all the habitats and infrastructure before we ever risk sending flesh and bone.
Robots may precede us to Mars, yet it is human longing that gives Mars its meaning. Courage is the real oxygen.
Yes. Beyond life support, humanoids push innovation and ethics, but human intuition and curiosity light the path to new physics and shared wonder.
