Percy Finding its own Way - Auto Nav Drive on Sol 200 - Sept. 12, 2021

NASA have released this sped up video of Perseverance's 574 feet drive as it used its hazard avoidance software to plot a safe route to its desired destination , Auto Nav seems to be working well as all but the first 26 feet of the journey were piloted autonomously by Perseverance.

AutoNav allows the rover to autonomously re-plan its route around rocks or other obstacles on its way to a pre-established destination. The video was taken by the rover's navigation cameras; they are capable of color, but black-and-white images are better for navigation. The video has been sped up by roughly 200 times with roughly 30 seconds between frames.
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Just waiting for the day Percy replies to NASA with "I'm sorry Dave , I don't want to go there I find over there more interesting"

I find all these stories about rovers on other planets fascinating. Hot Wheels even released a 1:64 scale version of the Mars rover Sojourner:



After reading your last line, now I have the song "Daisy, Daisy" going through my head.

a reply to: TrulyColorBlind

Just checked it out , cool thing.
There's also a Perseverance & Ingenuity model on Amazon , Shipping & Import Fees to get it over here bump the price up a bit but I may have to invest.

The terrain in the video looks remarkably like a weathered road bed to me.

originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: TrulyColorBlind

Just checked it out , cool thing.
There's also a Perseverance & Ingenuity model on Amazon , Shipping & Import Fees to get it over here bump the price up a bit but I may have to invest.

Now, that's a pretty cool model! It looks real.

Did anyone notice that, right before the fadeout in the video, on the right side it looked like what appeared to be well-worn blocks?

a reply to: TrulyColorBlind

Likewise have you noticed the line of blocks all nice and straight on the left side? Obviously a disused canal.