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US Robots Win Big Down Under

Posted by timothy on from the but-did-the-teams-afterward-get-bombed dept.

An anonymous reader writes "US teams dominated the MAGIC 2010 autonomous robotics competition, mapping and neutralizing simulated bombs at the 250,000 sq. meter Royal Showgrounds in Adelaide, Australia. Leading the pack with a team of fourteen robots was Team Michigan, principally from the University of Michigan, followed by the University of Pennsylvania, and RASR. This contest marks the beginning of practical robots that not only think for themselves, but also actively coordinate with a human commander."

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  1. No wonder the US robots won by Freaky+Spook · · Score: 5, Funny

    All the Australian robots realised they were in Adelaide and were quite happy to let the place get blown to bits.