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poisson · 10-07-2005, 09:09 AM

CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/10/06/r....ap/index.html

FONTANA, California (AP) -- A driverless red Hummer snagged the pole
position Wednesday in a government-sponsored sequel race across the
Mojave Desert that will pit 23 robots against one another.

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Five of the vehicles finished it four consecutive times. Those included
H1ghlander; a converted Humvee Sandstorm; a modified Volkswagen Touareg
by Stanford University; a six-wheel truck; and a Jeep Grand Cherokee.

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8 Characters · 10-07-2005, 09:10 AM

how long was the race, ten meters?

poisson · 10-07-2005, 09:12 AM

DARPA, the Pentagon's research and development arm, spent $9 million on this year's event. The agency would award the prize to the first team whose computer-driven vehicle can traverse a rough and winding desert course of up to 175 miles in less than 10 hours.

mardigras · 10-07-2005, 09:18 AM

Probably a lot safer to be on the same road with one of them than some of the cars with drivers in them around here

I used to love watching that Robot Wars show on TechTV.

10-07-2005, 09:09 AM	#1
poisson Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sea Posts: 6,474	Like robots? CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/10/06/r....ap/index.html FONTANA, California (AP) -- A driverless red Hummer snagged the pole position Wednesday in a government-sponsored sequel race across the Mojave Desert that will pit 23 robots against one another. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Five of the vehicles finished it four consecutive times. Those included H1ghlander; a converted Humvee Sandstorm; a modified Volkswagen Touareg by Stanford University; a six-wheel truck; and a Jeep Grand Cherokee. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________

10-07-2005, 09:12 AM	#3
poisson Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sea Posts: 6,474	DARPA, the Pentagon's research and development arm, spent $9 million on this year's event. The agency would award the prize to the first team whose computer-driven vehicle can traverse a rough and winding desert course of up to 175 miles in less than 10 hours. __________________

10-07-2005, 09:10 AM	#2
8 Characters So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: This month's character: Dirty Franck Posts: 2,336	how long was the race, ten meters?

10-07-2005, 09:18 AM	#4
mardigras Bon temps! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: down yonder Posts: 14,194	Probably a lot safer to be on the same road with one of them than some of the cars with drivers in them around here I used to love watching that Robot Wars show on TechTV.