Life risk aside, the rovers are in many ways significantly less capable than humans. For instance, it took decades for us to send a rover than could "see" just

Life risk aside, the rovers are in many ways significantly less capable than humans. For instance, it took decades for us to send a rover than could "see" just a bit into the martian rocks by hitting them with a laser or using a small drill. During the moon landings, you just had an astronaut hit one with a rock pick and look inside. It took decades for us to be comfortable sending a rover with a small shovel which could only dig a few inches into the martian soil. During the moon landings, you just had an astronaut with a shovel... So far, no robot we've sent has been better at tool use than a human. Sure, they don't require life support or consumables, so their longevity is extraordinary, but man, there are so many things that took decades to test for with the robots that a single manned mission would've been able to solve in a few days.