NASA repurposes Mars Helicopter’s ancient Snapdragon SoC to help Perseverance rover navigate

The Register
Feb 23, 2026, 1:15 am99 ptsTrending
Upgrade allows robot to travel ‘potentially unlimited distances’ without phoning home for help NASA has revealed it repurposed the processor the Perseverance rover used to communicate with the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, to help the rolling robot navigate the Red Planet autonomously “for potentially…

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