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AI4Mars: Perseverance's Robotic Arm

This is an image of the robotic arm of NASA’s Perseverance rover. The image is annotated by outlining on particular rocks on the surface. Users outline and identify different rock and landscape features to help train an artificial intelligence algorithm that will help improve the capabilities of Mars rovers.

October 26, 2021

The robotic arm of NASA’s Perseverance rover is visible in this image used by the AI4Mars project. Users outline and identify different rock and landscape features to help train an artificial intelligence algorithm that will help improve the capabilities of Mars rovers.

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