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Nvidia Hardware Is Headed to the Moon on a Commercial Rover
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Summary
- Lunar Outpost and Nvidia announced a collaboration for edge AI on future Moon missions.
- Lunar Voyage 2 is expected to carry Nvidia Jetson hardware to the lunar surface.
- The rover will explore the Reiner Gamma region aboard an Intuitive Machines lander.
- Onboard computing will support autonomy, communications, mapping and data processing.
The question
Is running AI directly on the Moon worth adding more complexity to lunar missions?
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