> I'm a little surprised there isn't something more accurate than a camera for this. Another thing to keep in mind is that the helicopter was made using off-th

> I'm a little surprised there isn't something more accurate than a camera for this. Another thing to keep in mind is that the helicopter was made using off-the-shelves parts[1], including for avionics, to see how well they held up on Mars. As such I think it did amazingly well. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter)#Design https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter)#Design