here is a talk about the architecture of a Mars rover: https://media.ccc.de/v/35c3-9783-the_mars_rover_on-board_computer https://media.ccc.de/v/35c3-9783-the_ma

here is a talk about the architecture of a Mars rover: https://media.ccc.de/v/35c3-9783-the_mars_rover_on-board_computer https://media.ccc.de/v/35c3-9783-the_mars_rover_on-board_com... Boston Dynamics Atlas probably wouldn't survive the journey, nor the radiation, nor the heat swings. Mars rover is specifically designed to do handle crazy unknown failures, that's what makes it complex. Having a complex robot and trying to make it resistant to all those failure modes is simply too difficult for today's engineering.