- ''MITRE Meteor'' Selected to
Compete in Final Round of DARPA's...
MCLEAN, Va. -- A robotic ground vehicle created by a team sponsored by The MITRE Corporation has been selected to compete in the final ......
- DARPA Selects MITRE Meteor for 2005 Grand Challenge
Semifinals.
MCLEAN, Va. -- The MITRE Meteor was selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to compete in the semifinal event of the ......
- Robotic road racers
HEADNOTE A fleet of unmanned robotic vehicles will soon be racing across southern California in pursuit of bragging rights and a $2 million prize. The ......
- Simulating combustion with chemistry
Accurate combustion models would let auto engineers test more engine designs in software and build higher output power plants that generate fewer emissions. Researchers at ......
- German Scientists Develop New DMFC-powered
Vehicle.
Germany's Research Center Julich recently announced the development of a new direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC)-powered vehicle known as "JuMOVe." According to the research center, ......
- Stanford Engineers Say Software Keyed Grand Challenge Victory
Stanford University engineers are attributing last month's $2-million Grand Challenge victory to a form of software-based "experience" that enabled their driverless vehicle to stay on ......
- The Grand Challenge
One of the biggest technology stories of the past 20 years zipped right past us on October 8th with little more than a yawn from ......
- Look Ma! No hands... no head... no feet...
IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 "Ghostrider," a iderless motorcycle, will compete in a175-mile race in the U.S. Southwest. "Gostrider," the world's first autonomous motorcycle, will be one ......
- Mechanical challenge will net winner $1 million
THE DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH Projects Agency (DARPA), under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), is conducting a Grand Challenge for autonomous ground ......
- Scientists prioritize nanotech for energy
independence.
Nanotechnology will be the linchpin in helping the United States achieve energy independence, according to scientists attending a Department of Energy "Grand Challenge" workshop earlier ......
- DARPA GRAND CHALLENGE SNAPSHOT
Though the exact route between Barstow, Calif., and Las Vegas remains a secret to be revealed 2 hr before the race, Darpa has provided a ......
- Motion, vision: DARPA Challenge teams advance; June safety assessment
Continuing to advance control engineering technologies such as motors, motion control, machine vision, advanced sensing, and networking, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) says ......
- Velodyne Gives Sight to Urban Challenge
Teams.
MORGAN HILL, Calif. -- Velodyne today announced that its HDL-64E High Definition Lidar sensor will be used in the National Qualification Event (NQE) for ......
- Kitchen Cleaning Robot Debuts -- ReadybotChallenge.
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- The Readybot Robot Challenge today released a preview video of their kitchen-cleaning robot prototype. The video is available at www.readybot.com or on ......