The Curiosity Mars rover now has a license to shoot at will — the rover can now autonomously target rocks without human permission or control. Curiosity uses ChemCam, a software developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. It is designed to study the chemical makeup of rocks and soil on Mars. It zaps rocks with a laser

Source: Hot Hardware – NASA Curiosity Rover Gains Ability To Autonomously Blast Martian Rocks With Lasers