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Noun (2)
ever since he developed a strong case of wanderlust in college, he's been a rover
a story of the days when sea rovers plied the Caribbean
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
HavocAI’s autonomy stack works equally well on aerial (drones, quadcopters, missiles) and terrestrial (trucks, ATVs and rovers) autonomy assets, as evidenced by the demonstrations in Troia, Portugal (discussed above) and Geoje (discussed below).
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Will feature an orbital transfer vehicle and rover headed to the Gruithuisen Domes on the moon.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The rover spent nearly a year exploring the rim of a crater believed to have held a huge lake; the rocks show signs of having been shaped and altered by waves, creating a sandy layer.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Perseverance discovers bleached rocks on red planet The bleached rocks discovered by the Perseverance rover analyzed in the recent study are white, clay-rich kaolinite fragments that are commonly found on Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
HavocAI’s autonomy stack works equally well on aerial (drones, quadcopters, missiles) and terrestrial (trucks, ATVs and rovers) autonomy assets, as evidenced by the demonstrations in Troia, Portugal (discussed above) and Geoje (discussed below).
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Will feature an orbital transfer vehicle and rover headed to the Gruithuisen Domes on the moon.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The rover spent nearly a year exploring the rim of a crater believed to have held a huge lake; the rocks show signs of having been shaped and altered by waves, creating a sandy layer.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Rover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rover. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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