| The world should express sincere appreciation to all | | | | the next generation of such exploration tools look like |
| those people who are making artificial intelligence | | | | and how far and to what unknown solar systems |
| possible in our civilization. Indeed, after studying this | | | | might they travel? How is it that mankind can |
| subject I think we should thank NASA and specifically | | | | achieve so much in such a short time period? |
| Ames Research Center SimLabs, Goddard Library and | | | | Well let us consider some of the recent giant steps |
| JPL's Artificial Intelligence Research Group for so | | | | forward in robotics and AI Systems. One pivotal |
| much background information on AI in Space, as their | | | | point came after the DARPA Challenge robotic |
| research, which has helped tremendously in so many | | | | autonomous vehicle competition in Barstow, CA and |
| projects. | | | | the follow-up in Prim, NV. It should be duly noted that |
| This level of research and the discoveries are | | | | the research being done at Stanford, MIT and |
| enjoyed by many innovators world wide who work | | | | Carnegie Mellon, as well as other top Universities, |
| hard to make Artificial Intelligent Systems a reality in | | | | which are constantly updating their material and |
| our lives. Special mention at NASA should also go to | | | | research projects has been a wealth of information |
| the NASA Mars Rover Robotics Team Members, | | | | to the scientific community and it has been very |
| which I happened to meet while they were practicing | | | | much appreciated. |
| at Arizona's Meteor Crater and later sitting in the | | | | Today our machines travel to Mars and after than |
| Starbucks for discussions in Flagstaff, AZ. | | | | who knows where they might go? Time will tell and |
| It is amazing how far we have come with robotics | | | | the technology is forthcoming. What a wonderful |
| and artificial intelligence and also how far we have | | | | time to be alive to witness all this. |
| gone with these tools - Mars for instance. What will | | | | |