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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. Get me my kit! by Hubert_Shrump · · Score: 3, Funny

    At first:
    There is no size, weight, or propulsion limit on the ground vehicle; the nature of the course will dictate practical limits.

    Okay...
    1) flamethrowers
    2) one of those dumptrucks with the eight foot tall tyres
    3) more flamethrowers

    Then:
    The goal of this competition is for the race vehicle to complete the course as fast as possible. Interfering with other race vehicles will not be allowed.

    Man! I thought this was DARPA. They go soft while I was out?

    Now if they only had 10 hours to do it and an expert in fissionable material... That's a Scrapheap I'd watch!

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