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Grand Challenge 1, Competitors 0

Posted by michael on from the no-skynet-just-yet dept.

Ivan writes "According to the DARPA Grand Challenge Status Board, 2 bots were withdrawn before the race started and the remaining 13 were all disabled. Red Team and SciAutonics II tied at 7 miles, a bit short of the 142 miles required." CNN has coverage and interviews.

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  1. Testing !?!?!?! by ThomasFlip · · Score: 0, Troll

    Did these teams at all test their robots before competing or did they just straight line it. Surely they would have scoped out their designated path prior to competition and tested some similar paths.

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