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DARPA Autonomous Robot Race Rules Announced

Posted by timothy on from the at-least-i-didn't-say-released dept.

NASAKnight writes "Remember the slashdot story a while back about the DARPA Autonomous Robot Race? Well, they were supposed to post initial rules and information in September, but they were late. They just came out today, so take a look."

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  1. The toughest part by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    The vehicles must not damage the environment or infrastructure.... The course will consist of on-road and off-road sections over a range of approximately 300 miles between Los Angeles, CA and Las Vegas, NV.

    We drove this stretch of road last year on vacation, stopping at various national parks along the way. Contrary to first impressions, the desert is very much alive and in many places has an extremely fragile ecosystem - some groundcovers can take forty years to regrow because of the harsh environment.

    They're either going to stay on-road or they're going to damage the environment. There's very little in-between.

    (there's very little in between Palm Springs and Las Vegas, too, but that's another mind-numbing story)

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