NASA’s Perseverance rover has achieved a major first by driving across Mars using routes planned by artificial intelligence rather than human operators. Credit: NASA. An AI just ...

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The accomplishment demonstrates real potential for future autonomous exploration and real-time decision making.

NASA used Anthropic's Claude for an experiment in plotting the rover's course, which the agency deemed successful.

NASA's Perseverance rover, launched in Florida, discovered bleached rocks on Mars, providing new evidence that the planet was ...

NASA's Perseverance rover discovered rocks on Mars, providing new evidence the red planet was once a wet, habitable world ...

An Indian-origin roboticist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Verma played a central role in a major milestone in planetary exploration.

NASA quietly let a Mars rover think for itself in December 2025. Behind this shift stands Vandi Verma, whose work hints at how future missions may explore worlds alone.

"The fundamental elements of generative AI are showing a lot of promise in streamlining the pillars of autonomous navigation ...

Using vision-based generative AI instead of human planners, Perseverance rover successfully mapped and drove its own routes ...

Mars Ingenuity helicopter's 59th flight was captured by the Perseverance rover's Left Mastcam-Z camera. Credit: Credit: Space ...

Dr. Lauren Edgar has already had a remarkable career. She spent 17 years working with the Mars Science Laboratory and Mars Exploration Rovers.