A new NASA-developed computing device allows machines to work much like the brain. This technology may allow fast-thinking machines to make decisions based on what they see. A planetary rover might use this technology to avoid obstacles, select scientifically interesting spots to explore just by what it sees and navigate through terrain on its own without review from ground controllers. A spacecraft might use the technology to avoid hazards and identify a pre-selected landing site with very high precision.
“This may well be recognized as a quantum leap in the pursuit of intelligent vision, allowing machines to be significantly more autonomous,” said Dr. Anil Thakoor, supervisor of the Bio-Inspired Technology and Systems Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
The device works much like the brain, whose power comes from the complex networks of interconnections called “synapses” between brain cells. Networks of these brain cells, called neurons, allow humans to make instant decisions based on an observed image or scene. The new processor captures the same capability to process images in real time as a scene unfolds.
“This may well be recognized as a quantum leap in the pursuit of intelligent vision, allowing machines to be significantly more autonomous,” said Dr. Anil Thakoor, supervisor of the Bio-Inspired Technology and Systems Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
The device works much like the brain, whose power comes from the complex networks of interconnections called “synapses” between brain cells. Networks of these brain cells, called neurons, allow humans to make instant decisions based on an observed image or scene. The new processor captures the same capability to process images in real time as a scene unfolds.
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