Curiosity Drives Itself With Autonav Tech | Video

Friday, September 20, 2013 - 11:00 in Astronomy & Space

The Mars Science Laboratory's navigation technology allows controllers to simply determine a destination and let the rover figure out how to drive there. The software searches for obstacles and holes, then safely avoids them.

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