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Sure it is anthropomorphism. That is just one of the ways in which a bunch of loser tree-monkeys make sense of a world in which they can send a robot to a different planet.

Cynical, but ultimately as accurate as you can be.

Humans are suited to our gravity, our atmosphere, our ecosystem, but we still want to go leave Earth.

If you're going to anthropomorphize the martian robots, maybe their ultimate goal isn't to see humans again, but to leave Mars and explore the rest of the universe.

Indeed, I've always found this version much better: http://i.imgur.com/VFcsm1m.jpg

I like your perspective.