Robot model
Curiosity Rover
NASA Mars Science Laboratory rover (landed 2012-08-06, operating).
- Manufacturer
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Form factor
- space
- Maturity
- research
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Curiosity Rover, a space by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (research): 1 verified deployment on record. 3 sources back the record.
Overview
NASA Mars Science Laboratory rover (landed 2012-08-06, operating). Drives with onboard AutoNav (think-while-driving terrain assessment and autonomous hazard avoidance); ground operators select daily targets and routes, the rover handles the traverse. Autonomous navigation, NOT autonomous mission planning.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Mission (NASA)
Science payload (NASA)
Size and mass (NASA)
Hardware (NASA)
Progress (NASA, Aug 2026)
Specs
Role
Landed
Autonomy
Weight kg
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Curiosity Rover. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- Curiosity Rover at Marsoperational
NASA Curiosity rover remains active in Gale Crater since landing August 6 2012.
Curiosity Rover on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere Curiosity Rover is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover shows journey across Gale Crater
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 7, 2026
Curiosity Has Landed
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedAug 6, 2012
at Mars
Safety record
No incidents on record for Curiosity Rover.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (3)
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Curiosity Rover.
Deployments (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: research
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: space
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Curiosity Rover.Recent coverage
Curiosity Rover in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Curiosity Rover from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Mars without its makeup can look a little blue. Heres why.
NASA's Curiosity rover sent back a rare uncorrected photo of Mars in blue tones. So what color is the Red Planet, really?
Nasa releases striking image of dawn on Mars
Nasa has released a striking image of dawn on the Martian surface taken by its Curiosity rover, showing sunlight bathing jagged crags formed billions of years ago as the car-sized…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Catches Stunning Martian Dawn
A newly released panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover offers the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs, highlighting features the mission’s…
Mars rovers give scientists a ground-level view of the red planet – peek inside their NASA control room
Each day in the control room of the Curiosity rover is jam-packed with important scientific decisions, as a NASA project scientist describes.
Curiosity rover spots field of giant honeycomb on Mars – but no giant space bees
Posisbly cracked mud, therefore more evidence Red Planet was once less horrible
This Graduate Student Equips NASA’s Robots With Assembly Skills
Like many engineers, Sarah Downs says she knew she wanted to pursue a STEM career from a young age. As a teenager, she discovered robotics through her Tulsa, Okla., middle…
How JPL Keeps the 13-Year-Old Curiosity Rover Doing Science
Thirteen years ago last August, I was camped out in NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory press room in Pasadena, Calif., waiting to see whether the Curiosity rover would survive its…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/curiosity-rover.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/ce7496ca-6012-4498-9a08-e6b2438751a8
- Revision history: /models/curiosity-rover/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Curiosity Rover draws attention at the 77th percentile but verifies reality at the 16th percentile among space robots. Hype Gap +61.3, 7th widest among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 20, 2026