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NASA is planning to send a robot to Mars. The name of this mars robot is "Au-Spot" also called dog robot and it was created by Boston Dynamics.
NASA/JPL introduced their Mars dog on December 14, 2020. They have equipped this spot robot with artificial intelligence and sensors to navigate through treacherous terrains.
This Boston Dynamics robot dog is currently being tested in outdoor locations that mimic the Martian landscape. These robots can maneuver in ways the iconic wheeled rovers such as Curiosity and Perseverance never could.
With their sensors, they can avoid obstacles, choose between multiple paths and build virtual maps of caves and buried tunnels.
NASA has already sent three rovers to Mars called opportunity, curiosity, and Perseverance as part of its ongoing mars missions.
Rovers are mostly limited to flat surfaces but these robots can explore very rough terrains of Mars. Toppling of a rover means mission failure but these robots can self-right from a multitude of falls. A Mars dog would also be 12 times lighter than the current rover and it can travel much faster. Current Curiosity rover speed on mars is 0.09 mph (0.14 km/h) while this robot can reach the speed of 3 mph (5 km/h).
Caves on Mars may harbor evidence of life and may offer shelter for future human colonies. These robots can walk on rocks, lower themselves into caves and select a path. They can also collect measurements and build a map of what they see, hence ideal for Mars caves exploration.
A team of 60 scientists and engineers at CoSTAR equipped Au-Spot with networked sensors and AI software.
Au-spot uses laser, visual, thermal, and motion sensors to create 3D Maps. It uses AI Software to learn which structures to avoid and identify objects that may be of scientific interest.
Communications module allows the robot to transfer data to the surface while it's exploring underground.
NASA wants to send human missions to Mars by the 2030s. This robot could help Martians with difficult tasks on the red planet. Colonizing Mars and sending robots to Mars will take time but you will see these robots very soon in sci-fi movies.
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NASA is planning to send a robot to Mars. The name of this mars robot is "Au-Spot" also called dog robot and it was created by Boston Dynamics.
NASA/JPL introduced their Mars dog on December 14, 2020. They have equipped this spot robot with artificial intelligence and sensors to navigate through treacherous terrains.
This Boston Dynamics robot dog is currently being tested in outdoor locations that mimic the Martian landscape. These robots can maneuver in ways the iconic wheeled rovers such as Curiosity and Perseverance never could.
With their sensors, they can avoid obstacles, choose between multiple paths and build virtual maps of caves and buried tunnels.
NASA has already sent three rovers to Mars called opportunity, curiosity, and Perseverance as part of its ongoing mars missions.
Rovers are mostly limited to flat surfaces but these robots can explore very rough terrains of Mars. Toppling of a rover means mission failure but these robots can self-right from a multitude of falls. A Mars dog would also be 12 times lighter than the current rover and it can travel much faster. Current Curiosity rover speed on mars is 0.09 mph (0.14 km/h) while this robot can reach the speed of 3 mph (5 km/h).
Caves on Mars may harbor evidence of life and may offer shelter for future human colonies. These robots can walk on rocks, lower themselves into caves and select a path. They can also collect measurements and build a map of what they see, hence ideal for Mars caves exploration.
A team of 60 scientists and engineers at CoSTAR equipped Au-Spot with networked sensors and AI software.
Au-spot uses laser, visual, thermal, and motion sensors to create 3D Maps. It uses AI Software to learn which structures to avoid and identify objects that may be of scientific interest.
Communications module allows the robot to transfer data to the surface while it's exploring underground.
NASA wants to send human missions to Mars by the 2030s. This robot could help Martians with difficult tasks on the red planet. Colonizing Mars and sending robots to Mars will take time but you will see these robots very soon in sci-fi movies.
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