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DARPA contestants make robotic history ~~ Mohave Desert race of automotive robots has winners
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| October 8, 2005, 6:31 PM PDT
| CNET News.com Staff
Posted on 10/10/2005 8:29:38 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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Driverless cars made history in the Mojave Desert on Saturday by crossing the finish line of an almost 132-mile race sponsored the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the research and development unit of the U.S. Department of Defense.
The team's robotic car "Stanley" drove autonomously across 131.6 miles in the Mojave Desert in six hours and 53 minutes.
October 9, 2005
Images of contestants and winners at the 132-mile race across the desert sands--sans drivers.
October 9, 2005
Stanford University makes robotics history by finishing first in a driverlesss car race never before conquered.
October 8, 2005
At the halfway point of the military-sponsored robot car race, at least five vehicles have whizzed by autonomously.
October 8, 2005
The scene at the DARPA Grand Challenge is part tailgate party, computer science fair, car show and schmoozefest.
October 8, 2005
DARPA's robot racing challenge will pit research teams against a hazardous course--and just maybe a cactus or two.
October 7, 2005
photos A $2 million prize awaits the winner of DARPA's desert contest for unmanned vehicles.
October 7, 2005
The RoboNexus confab and a desert road race should help everyone get more up-to-speed.
October 5, 2005
photos Recent CNET News.com photo galleries feature machines that range from lovable pets for children to monster killing machines.
September 30, 2005
TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: darpa; robots
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A much more comprehensive DARPA ping!
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