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NASA Boosts AI For Planetary Rovers

Posted by michael on from the hunter-seeker dept.

transcendent writes "According to Space Daily, NASA is working on increasing the ability of future rover's AI. From the article: 'It now takes the human-robot teams on two worlds several days to achieve each of many individual objectives... A robot equipped with AI, on the other hand, could make an evaluation on the spot, achieve its mission faster and explore more'. Sounds like a good idea, but the article continues, 'Today's technology can make a rover as smart as a cockroach, but the problem is it's an unproven technology'. Another article about autonomous rovers being developed by Carnegie Mellon University is here."

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  1. I can see it now.... by fatgeekuk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Radio contact broken when the rover hides under a rock...

  2. What it should say... by BubbaThePirate · · Score: 5, Funny

    'It now takes the human-robot teams on two worlds several days to achieve each of many individual objectives... A robot equipped with AI, on the other hand, could make an evaluation on the spot, achieve its mission faster and kill off the remaining crew members with higher efficiency.'

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    -- "I'm not a religious man, but if you're up there, save me Superman..."

  3. Re:Obey by Konstantinos · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. A robot may not injure a cockroach or, through inaction allow a cockroach to come to harm.
    2. A robot must obey the orders given it by cockroaches except when such orders would conflict with the First Law.
    3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

    Scary...