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Autonomous Robots' Desert Race

Posted by timothy on from the lotta-holes-in-that-desert dept.

celady writes: "From KurzweilAI.net, apparently DARPA, the main research and development center for the department of defense, is going to fund an all-terrain robot race . The robots will race from Los Angeles to Las Vegas completely without human intervention. This could prove useful in the battlefield someday. DARPA really has some interesting projects going on. This one is BORING compared to the Vortex Combustor and the Chip-Size Atomic Clock. Watch the DARPA site for updates."

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  1. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 3, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  2. Re:What's up? by IvyMike · · Score: 2, Funny

    No wonder there have been a lot fewer spelling mistakes in the past few days...robots use spellchecking.

  3. could prove useful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    The robots will race from Los Angeles to Las Vegas completely without human intervention. This could prove useful in the battlefield someday.

    So LA finally declared war in Las Vegas? Guess it was bound to happen sooner or later.

  4. Number five at 3/1 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yes, he's still alive. :)

  5. More than meets the eyes.... by Kirby-meister · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Autonomous bots, transform!"

  6. 1 mil? Hell, let's get together a Slashdot team! by silentbozo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who else wants together to field a robot? We'll cobble it out of junkyard parts, load linux on it, strap it into CowboyNeal's car and turn it loose. Hell, at least it'll be a great excuse to go to Las Vegas...

  7. The Vortex looks interesting? by gazbo · · Score: 3, Funny
    From the project page:
    Top Technical Challenges
    • Start, throttling, shutdown, and restart
    • Sustained operations
    So, in other words, their main problems are starting it, controlling it, stopping it, and keeping it running in the meantime. No doubt we can expect a prototype soon.