Robot model
Perseverance Rover
Mars rover whose AutoNav self-driving system plans and drives routes onboard while in motion; drove ~88-90% of its first-Mars-year traverse autonomously,…
- Manufacturer
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Form factor
- space
- Maturity
- production
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
Overview
Mars rover whose AutoNav self-driving system plans and drives routes onboard while in motion; drove ~88-90% of its first-Mars-year traverse autonomously, setting planetary-rover autonomy records.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Sources on file
- 2 sources, view all
Key facts
Type
Landed
Specs
Role
Autonomy
Data & sources
Research
1
Web sources
1
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Perseverance Rover. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- Perseverance Rover at Marsoperational
NASA's Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater on 2021-02-18 as part of the Mars 2020 mission and continues operating.
Perseverance Rover on the deployment map
Where Perseverance 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 6, 2026
NASA Perseverance self-driving on Mars
- Record createdJun 5, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedFeb 18, 2021
at Mars
Deployment-verified media (1)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory footage of its Perseverance Mars rover using its AutoNav self-driving system to set off-road distance records in Jezero Crater. Perseverance has operated on Mars since February 2021.
From deployment: Mars
Safety record
No incidents on record for Perseverance Rover.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Perseverance Rover?
- Mars rover whose AutoNav self-driving system plans and drives routes onboard while in motion; drove ~88-90% of its first-Mars-year traverse autonomously, setting planetary-rover autonomy records.
- How much does Perseverance Rover cost?
- Perseverance Rover's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Perseverance Rover from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is Perseverance Rover actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Perseverance Rover is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Who makes Perseverance Rover?
- Perseverance Rover is made by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, based in Pasadena, California, USA, founded in 1936.
- Where is Perseverance Rover deployed?
- 1 verified deployment of Perseverance Rover is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Mars.
- Can you buy Perseverance Rover?
- Perseverance Rover is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
- What are alternatives to Perseverance Rover?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable space robots to Perseverance Rover include Chang'e Lander, Mira, W-Series Capsule, Astrobee.
- How does Perseverance Rover compare to Chang'e Lander?
- Perseverance Rover and Chang'e Lander (China National Space Administration · 4 deployments) are both space robots on the DEPLOY registry. Perseverance Rover has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Perseverance Rover a top space?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Perseverance Rover ranks in roughly the top 25% of space models tracked by the registry.
- What is Perseverance Rover's maturity stage?
- Perseverance Rover is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.
- Is Perseverance Rover safe?
- Perseverance Rover has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: space
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- primary-academic-peer-reviewed
- Peer-reviewed clinical / academic
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Perseverance Rover.Recent coverage
Perseverance 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 Perseverance Rover from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
NASA's Backup Mars Rover May Get Its Chance To Shine (On The Moon) - Jalopnik
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NASA Testing Advanced Capabilities for Moon, Mars Rovers - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)
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Curiosity’s 13 Years of Software Hacks Keeps It Alive on Mars - IEEE Spectrum
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Say cheese! Rover sends striking selfie from Mars - ttownmedia.com
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NASA's Perseverance rover is about to finish its first marathon on Mars, and it's taken the six-wheeled robot more than five years to do it - Space Daily
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Snaps Selfie in Mars’ Western Frontier - NASA (.gov)
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NASA’s Curiosity Finds Organic Molecules Never Seen Before on Mars - NASA (.gov)
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Mars Rover Sets Self-Driving Record - IEEE Spectrum
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NASA’s Perseverance Now Autonomously Pinpoints Its Location on Mars - NASA (.gov)
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NASA’s Perseverance rover completes the first AI-planned drive on Mars - ScienceDaily
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover completes its first AI-planned drive - The Robot Report
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Claude AI Powers First AI-Planned Mars Rover Drive - Anthropic
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/perseverance-rover.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/a6ddde8f-d1dc-496d-9168-ab4c6c80ef98
- Revision history: /models/perseverance-rover/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Perseverance Rover draws attention at the 78th percentile but verifies reality at the 28th percentile among space robots. Hype Gap +49.8, 3rd 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: Jul 21, 2026