Wearable AI system to let astronauts analyze Martian terrain
posted June 15th 2005 12:30PM
NASA scientists have been testing a wearable AI system for future visitors to Mars in an arid area of northern Guadalajara, Spain. The setup includes a wearable computer with eye-mount, a tablet and a video camera. The system can automatically look for unusual features in terrain, based largely on analysis of hue, color saturation and intensity (yeah, we know, sounds like you could do the same thing with a live histogram on a $500 digicam). The AI gets it right about 68% of the time; the rest of the results are evenly divided between false positives and false negatives. We assume that by the time of the first manned mission to Mars (which we somehow don't expect anytime soon, George W. Bush's weak endorsement of it notwithstanding) the system will work much better.
Guadalajara is in Mexico, not Spain.
seems a total waste of $. By the time man touches the surface of Mars whatever tech they're working on will be grossly outdated.
It is spelled "arid".
And its not a waste of money. This is research into AI, which will always pay off in the long run.
I am Buzz Aldrin of Borg.
I am Buzz Aldrin of Borg.
There is a Guadalajara in both Mexico and Spain. A quick Google search can sometimes save one much embarrassment.
he looks like some dork (who plays halo or unreal too much) in his halloween costume. "resistance is futile. all your base are belong to us!!!"
sorry but are you really calling yourself Happy Gilmore and quoting early 90's computer games while calling someone else a dork?
Research is how we learn. It always is worth it.
What we learn today is what tomorrows tech is built on. Time does not outdate technology, research does.