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> the signal has to get to and from us for every decision. And if communication is blocked for any reasons, the vehicle is stuck Curiosity and Perseverance hav
by lloeki 3y ago
> the signal has to get to and from us for every decision. And if communication is blocked for any reasons, the vehicle is stuck
Curiosity and Perseverance have a limited form of autonomy to work around that, as both can AutoNav: the former alternating standstill thinking and movement, the latter "thinking while driving".
https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8980/nasas-self-driving-perseverance-mars-rover-takes-the-wheel/ https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8980/nasas-self-driving-persevera...
- moffkalast 3y agoThat by itself isn't all that clever, since any half versed roboticist can do the same with some trial and error. What's seriously impressive about it is that it works in real time on an absolute brick of a 233 MHz PowerPC from the 90s. Like, an ESP32 probably outperforms it.