Wednesday, December 28, 2005

DARPA Grand Challenge Winner, Best Robot of All Time

My dad, a Lt. Col. in the Marine Corps and also a DARPA employee, was priviledged enough to attend this year's DARPA Grand Challenge (and actually got to tailgate one of the challenger's throughout the 150-mile long course). One of the contestants in this year's grueling race, a test of true AI brawn and brainpower, was Volkswagen's own Touareg named Stanley (it's namesake belonging to its owner Stanford University). Fortunately for Stanley, he won WIRED Magazine's Best Robot Ever award. Way to go Stanley!

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