March 10, 2004
Pentagon Robot Race
The pentagon-sponsored robot race aimed at identifying a robotic vehicle capable of maneuvering through a battlefield environment on its own is happening this weekend (the qualifying race actually) - "To win the $1 million, a vehicle must complete the desert course, expected to be as long as 200 miles, in less than 10 hours."
FONTANA, Calif., March 9 - A robotic vehicle designed by a team from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on Tuesday became the first driverless contestant to navigate a 1.36 mile test course in preparation for the Pentagon's $1 million robot race this weekend. [their website here]
Comments
Yeah...all 15 failed or withdrew. Sounds like it's a lot harder than one would expect.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/03/13/darpa.race.ap/index.html
Posted by: brad at March 13, 2004 02:08 PM
