Nvidia is sending GPUs to the Moon
Nvidia’s efforts to deploy its GPUs far and wide is aiming at a new target: the Moon. Lunar Outpost, a startup building robotics for space infrastructure, announced on Thursday that its Moon rover will use Jetson chips to control its LiDAR system. When it does, it is likely to be the first GPU on the lunar surface.
- ▪Nvidia’s efforts to deploy its GPUs far and wide is aiming at a new target: the Moon.
- ▪Lunar Outpost, a startup building robotics for space infrastructure, announced on Thursday that its Moon rover will use Jetson chips to control its LiDAR system.
- ▪When it does, it is likely to be the first GPU on the lunar surface.
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Nvidia’s efforts to deploy its GPUs far and wide is aiming at a new target: the Moon. Lunar Outpost, a startup building robotics for space infrastructure, announced on Thursday that its Moon rover will use Jetson chips to control its LiDAR system. When it does, it is likely to be the first GPU on the lunar surface. “We’re taking the NVIDIA Jetson and comparing it to our flight compute platform that has a little bit more spaceflight heritage,” Lunar Outpost CEO Justin Cyrus said. “[We’re] seeing what the pros are, seeing what the cons are.
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