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AI software helped NASA dream up this spider-like interplanetary lander
Using an AI design process, engineers at software company Autodesk and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory came up with a new interplanetary lander concept that could explore distant moons like Europa and Enceladus. Its slim design weighs less than most of the landers that NASA has already sent to other planets and moons.
Autodesk announced its new innovative lander design today at the company's conference in Las Vegas — revealing a spacecraft that looks like a spider woven from metal. The company says the idea to create the vehicle was sparked when Autodesk approached NASA to validate a lander prototype it had been working on. After looking at Autodesk's work, JPL and the company decided to form a design team — comprised of five engineers from Autodesk and five from JPL — to come up with a new way to design landers.
See also: These Organic-Inspired Planetary Landers Could Help NASA Reach Other Worlds
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Thursday November 15 2018, @12:44AM (4 children)
A company that bets it's reputation on making accurate 3-D models, joins forces with a, um, hmmm. Customer. Yeah, that works. They get with a customer that is known for making very reliable one-offs.
Just because your latest marketing materials yell AI at every point, it won't stop me from thinking (Bundy?)
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Both of the men grabbed the woman on the sidewalk at the same time. Thus, a new argument began...
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