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X Prize $30 Million Robot Race To the Moon Is On

Posted by timothy on from the must-tweet-on-arrival dept.

coondoggie writes "The master competition masters at X Prize Foundation are at it again. Today the group announced the 29 international teams that will compete for the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize, the competition to put a robot on the moon by 2015. To win the money, a privately-funded team must successfully place a robot on the Moon's surface that explores at least 500 meters and transmits high definition video and images back to Earth. The first team to do so will claim a $20 million Grand Prize, while the second team will earn $5 million."

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  1. Re:Only $30 million? by whereiswaldo · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is no time to joke. And stop calling me Shirley.

  2. The Mythbusters should try to win this! by Joe+The+Dragon · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Mythbusters should try to win this!

    1. Re:The Mythbusters should try to win this! by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 4, Funny

      But bad rocket science = masterful cinematic effects.

    2. Re:The Mythbusters should try to win this! by macshit · · Score: 3, Funny
      "Well Bob, it looks like our calculations were completely wrong, and our lander's going to impact at incredible speed, resulting in a giant explosion!

      We are rocket scientists: MYTH BUSTED!
      ...
      Good thing we've got that camera crew in lunar orbit ready to capture it in ultra slow motion..."

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      We live, as we dream -- alone....
  3. Space Robot Fight? by Stregano · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would personally put some kind of weapon on my robot in the case the other robots got there first. Send a signal back to earth of my robot kicking your robot's ass. That would be badass

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    The world is how you make it
  4. It was all a fake by Just_Say_Duhhh · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, to claim the $20 million, all I have to do is drive my robot out to an abandoned warehouse in Arizona, let it drive around and take a picture of one of the LEMs (they left them in the warehouse, didn't they?) and then publish the picture?

    SCORE!

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    I need trepanation like I need a hole in the head.
  5. Re:Unfortunately, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't think an iPhone is going to work very well on the Moon. It barely works in New York City.