Onboard AI Auto-Piloting on Mars Infographic
Chapter 1

The tiny silicon revolution

Chapter 2

Onboard AI in the wild

Chapter 3

Privacy, security, and the future

Ch 2 · Onboard AI in the wild
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007skaty Robotic rovers navigate the rugged terrain of Mars without human intervention.

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Auto-piloting on the Red Planet

007skaty To overcome a 20-minute signal delay over 140 million miles, the rover analyzes local terrain-slope data to map safe paths.

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Quiz

Why can't NASA engineers use a joystick to drive Mars rovers in real time?

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Which AI model helped plan the Perseverance rover's historic autonomous drives in December 2025?

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We cannot rely on distant guidance when immediate action is needed.

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007skaty Modern mobile devices translate spoken language in real time.

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Translating languages on the fly

007skaty Compact speech-to-text models run directly on smartphones to power offline communication

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Which component of a smartphone is primarily responsible for processing offline voice translation?

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How does a phone translate speech offline when you are in a remote area with no cell service?

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Fun Fact

Mars driving: In December 2025, NASA's Perseverance rover successfully drove 456 meters over two days using paths plotted entirely by generative AI.

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007skaty Built-in artificial intelligence instantly directs how smartphone cameras process images

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007skaty Program the camera bot's path to discover how onboard AI tracks moving subjects.

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What is the process called when an AI divides an image into distinct parts, like 'sky' or 'face'?

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Why must camera AI processing happen onboard rather than in the cloud?

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Gossip

Which onboard AI tool would you use most?

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Which sensors feed data into a self-driving car's onboard AI to detect obstacles?

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Why is cloud-based AI dangerous for a self-driving car's emergency braking system?

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