#Navigation

Joseph Shavit

May 3, 2022

NASA develops ‘Lunar Backpack’ to aid lunar exploration

The sensor is a surveying tool for both navigation and science mapping, able to create ultra-high-resolution 3D maps at centimeter precision

Joseph Shavit

Nov 9, 2021

First-ever GPS-free quantum-based navigation device unveiled

Quantum science—one of the Pentagon’s top research priorities—may be about to deliver on its longtime promise of an alternative to GPS.

Joshua Shavit

Oct 3, 2021

Nimble autonimous robot uses AI to identify and avoid trouble

To operate efficiently in urban environments, robots and other autonomous systems must be able to move safely on sidewalks and avoid trouble