- Published on June 13, 2017
- In IT Services
Machine Learning driving space exploration – see how NASA is using AI to find life beyond Earth
- By Richa Bhatia
You may be all too familiar with HAL 9000 from Space Odyssey, 2001 film , AI program onboard the spaceship that became all too powerful. Last year, NASA inched closer to bringing its own version of HAL to life. Welcome NASA’s humanoid robot, developed to power space exploration and help astronauts by operating in extreme and dangerous environments and performing repetitive tasks. Though Robonaut is still in a test phase, the ESA powered it up to test its power consumption and troubleshoot a faulty cable. The ESA post reveals that Robonauts could be used to explore other planets under human control by astronauts – the Haptics2 telerobotic experiment.
From unmanned shuttles to rovers and now robonauts currently in the test stage, AI technology is helping space scientists chart safe p
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Richa Bhatia
Richa Bhatia is a seasoned journalist with six-years experience in reportage and news coverage and has had stints at Times of India and The Indian Express. She is an avid reader, mum to a feisty two-year-old and loves writing about the next-gen technology that is shaping our world.
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