Legacy article – Robotics, GPU and research

Collaboration with ESA – European Space Agency

Original publication date: 18 September 2009
Original section: Robotics, GPU and research
Original slug / legacy ID: esacollab / 65
Restored on current site: martinpeniak.com/archive/writing/esacollab/
Editing scope: Period voice retained; spelling and formatting lightly cleaned.

Originally published 18 September 2009 on the earlier martinpeniak.com site.

Preserved from the old research notes as a full article. The article keeps its period voice, with light formatting cleanup.

esa

Couple of months ago we submitted a proposal to European Space Agency that was selected as the winning one from between several others.

Today, after the first teleconference with the guys from ESA, we are officially collaborating with them. This makes me remind the good old times, when I first seen my supervisor and suggested that I wanted to develop an AI system for a Mars rover. This was for my undergraduate project that led to this collaboration with ESA.

My supervisor Angelo Cangelosi said: "Martin, be realistic!" and today reminds me that nothing that you desire is not out of your reach, with a bit of hard work and strong will, everything is achievable.