If something unplanned happens, robots would be clueless. If you are sending a ship to another star system, it is more likely than not to have something unplanned. If the technology level of your civilization is not far advanced (having instant communication and mapping exoplanets with perfect accuracy), yourthey are probably will have to plot the course after entering to the star system.
Also see o.m.'s answer about what unplanned things could happen on surface.