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The Machines That Explore for Us
From Sojourner's cautious first steps to Perseverance's AI-planned drives, autonomous robots are transforming how humanity explores other worlds. The next generation won't need us at all.
Casey Cooper·

From Sojourner's cautious first steps to Perseverance's AI-planned drives, autonomous robots are transforming how humanity explores other worlds. The next generation won't need us at all.

NASA's Perseverance rover just completed the first drives on another planet planned entirely by artificial intelligence, covering nearly 1,500 feet of Martian terrain without human input.