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Title: Darpa Grand Challenge 2007 - November 3rd
Post by: y00tz on November 02, 2007, 01:39:12 PM
http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/

For those of you who love this as well, it starts tomorrow, also, a live webcast will be here: http://www.grandchallenge.org/, for those wanting to watch it.
Title: Re: Darpa Grand Challenge 2007 - November 3rd
Post by: y00tz on November 04, 2007, 12:11:32 AM
Did anyone else watch it?  It was really interesting, it's a shame only the 6 have finished, but I can't wait until tomorrow at 10 for the results..
Title: Re: Darpa Grand Challenge 2007 - November 3rd
Post by: Eiii on November 04, 2007, 01:06:28 AM
Aah, I managed to miss it. Hope they post a video at some point, I really want to see what happened. :|
Title: Re: Darpa Grand Challenge 2007 - November 3rd
Post by: KnacK on November 04, 2007, 08:06:22 AM
Umm could you excuse me for a second while I reboot my car?

I think what was really cool was the truck from Oshkosh.

I don';t know if I'd like to have that big beast running autonomously and have something go bad.......
Title: Re: Darpa Grand Challenge 2007 - November 3rd
Post by: y00tz on November 04, 2007, 04:40:31 PM
Results (http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/):

1st Place - Tartan Racing, Pittsburgh, PA
2nd Place - Stanford Racing Team, Stanford, CA [previous winners, whom I rooted for.  "Stanley"]
3rd Place - Victor Tango, Blacksburg, VA

For those who missed it, here is the highlights video link [direct to vid]: http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/video/DARPA_NQE_preview_high.wmv

*KnacK edition: http://www.darpa.mil/grandchallenge/video/DARPA_NQE_preview_low.wmv (only 3 megs)
Title: Re: Darpa Grand Challenge 2007 - November 3rd
Post by: Eiii on November 04, 2007, 04:59:01 PM
That highlights video was terrible. I'll keep my eye out for something with substance. ;)
Title: Re: Darpa Grand Challenge 2007 - November 3rd
Post by: y00tz on November 04, 2007, 05:02:54 PM
Quote from: Eiii on November 04, 2007, 04:59:01 PM
That highlights video was terrible. I'll keep my eye out for something with substance. ;)

Haha I agree, I'll start watching stuff before I link it.
Title: Re: Darpa Grand Challenge 2007 - November 3rd
Post by: KnacK on November 04, 2007, 09:08:39 PM
The funny factoid of the whole event was that DARPA spent 22 million to get the course ready for the challenge.