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On April 20th, 2021, NASA's Perseverance rover made history by successfully depositing its first sample of Martian soil on the surface of the Red Planet. This milestone marks a significant step forward in the mission to understand the geology and past habitability of Mars, as well as pave the way for future human exploration of the planet. Perseverance, also known as the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, was launched on July 30th, 2020 and landed on Mars on February 18th, 2021. It is equipped with a suite of scientific instruments and tools designed to search for signs of ancient microbial life and collect samples of rock and soil for further analysis. One of the key objectives of the MSR mission is to search for evidence of past microbial life on Mars. Scientists believe that Mars may have once had conditions that were favorable for life, including liquid water and a stable climate. By analyzing samples of Martian soil and rock, researchers hope to learn more about the planet'

As humanity continues to push the boundaries of space exploration, the need for resources and technologies to sustain long-term missions becomes increasingly evident. One such resource that has garnered significant attention in recent years is oxygen, a vital element that is essential for human survival. While oxygen can be found in abundance on Earth, it is a scarce resource on the Moon, making it a critical target for exploration and mining efforts. Recently, several companies and organizations have begun to investigate the possibility of mining lunar oxygen as a means of supporting future space missions. These efforts have the potential to revolutionize space exploration, as oxygen is not only essential for human life, but also for rocket propulsion and other technologies. As as a company at the forefront of this effort, Ararat Robotics is developing advanced robotics technologies for lunar mining. The Ararat Robotics team is working on a mission to send a robot to the Moon to extra

What is ChatGPT? About two weeks ago, I discovered ChatGPT . To answer what ChatGPT is I asked ChatGPT itself: ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence algorithm developed by OpenAI , a research organization focused on developing advanced AI technologies. It is a type of generative pre-training transformer, which means that it is designed to generate human-like text based on a large dataset of training data. ChatGPT is often used in chatbots and virtual assistants to provide realistic and personalized responses to user queries. It is trained on a wide range of data and can learn to understand and respond to natural language inputs in a conversational manner. OpenAI is known for developing advanced AI technologies and has made significant contributions to the field of machine learning and natural language processing. ChatGPT is just one example of their innovative work in this area. Example With that out of the way I figured I would give you a taste of what the platform has to offer. It ob

A new boom in the space industry driven by Elon Musk's, Jeff Bezos', and NASA's chase to seize the moon has created perfect conditions for sprouting space tech startups. In turn, the growing competition drives invention, allowing for faster acquisition of the needed tech to manifest the interplanetary existence of humankind and for small-scale startups, those spearheaded by Millennials and Gen-Z in particular, to have significant contributions.  The reason to look to that demographic, including current college students, is glaring: they are the ones who have the most skin in the game, being the generation that will inevitably feel the effects of the environmental changes, whose gears by the way, have already started turning. Artemis Student Challenge: NASA Selects University Teams to Build Technologies for the Moon’s Darkest Areas learn more here. Ararat Robotics and many others are at the center of this simmering pot aiming to take full advantage of the newly increased dem

On June 24th, 2021, Ararat Robotics presented at Batch 11 Demo Day at Starta Ventures . Among the attendees were staff, guests, industry experts, judges, mentors, and investors. We did not plan our participation, nor did we have any materialistic motivations. Instead, it was a spontaneous idea of the program director, Gabriel Arant , to grant an opportunity for a newly conceived idea to develop into something powerful.  It all started with our participation in the 2021 spring Starta Launchpad program, formerly known as the Starta Preaccelerator. At the time, our team was developing a business model and researching possible entry points into the space robotics industry. Going through a tailored guidance system for startup development, Starta Launchpad, was very fitting. Not only did we gain a comprehensive understanding of what it would take to go from idea to business, but we were doing it first hand. Along the process, we ran into significant roadblocks many times, some of which ar