DARPA Robotic Vehicle Race.

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I think Carnegie Mellon's "Sandstorm" was the one which went the farthest.

SciAutonics I, 'RASCAL.' from Thousands Oaks, Calif. starts the race Saturday, March 13, 2004, near Barstow, Calif. A $1 million race across the Mojave Desert by driverless robots ended Saturday after all 15 entries either broke down or withdrew, a race official said. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA was sponsoring the Grand Challenge to foster development of autonomous vehicles that could be used in combat. Officials foresee using the driverless, remote control-free robots to ferry supplies in war zones.

Team TerraMax 'TerraMax,' autonomous robotic vehicle from Oshkosh, Wis. gets the green flag to start the DARPA Grand Challenge Saturday, March 13, 2004, near Barstow, Calif.

Jeff Elings, left, a member of The Golem team looks under the hood of 'Golem I,' a converted pick-up truck.

Mechanic Spencer Spiker works under the hood of Carnegie Mellon University's 'Sandstorm,' a converted Humvee, Saturday, March 13, 2004, near Barstow, Calif. 'Sandstorm,' took off at a fast clip, only to break down about 45 minutes into the race, in an unprecedented race for $1 million in government-funded prize money that ended Saturday after all 15 entries either broke down or withdrew, a race official said The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA was sponsoring the Grand Challenge to foster development of autonomous vehicles that could be used in combat.

The Golem Group from Santa Monica, California approach the first leg of the DARPA Grand Challenge from Barstow, California to Primm, Nevada with a robotic autonomous vehicle.

Team CIMAR removes barbed wire from the chasis of its vehicle after failing to finish the DARPA Grand Challenge from Barstow, California to Primm Nevada, with an robotic autonomous vehicle, March 13, 2004. Thirteen robotic vehicles set out on a 140-mile race across the Mojave desert in California on Saturday with the goal of one day running dangerous missions in war zones without risking the lives of U.S. soldiers. Most of the vehicles broke down within sight of the starting gate near Barstow.

SciAutonics II, from Thousand Oaks, California, starts the DARPA Grand Challenge from Barstow, California to Primm, Nevada, with an robotic autonomous vehicle.

Red Team gets the green flag to start the DARPA Grand Challenge from Barstow, California to Primm Nevada.

 

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A Dexterit, GhostRider Robot, the world first autonomous motorcycle, collapses on the start line just before its Berkley, Calif. team is able to demonstrate its computer assisted balance capability.

Virginia Tech's Cliff, a driverless robot, competes Saturday, March 13, 2004, in the DARPA Grand Challenge, an unprecedented race for $1 million in government-funded prize money organized by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, in the Mojave Desert near Barstow, Calif. Virginia Tech's converted golf cart failed within 100 yards of the starting line when its brakes seized up.

Anthony Tether, Director of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) speaks at a press conference about the DARPA Grand Challenge at the California Speedway in Fontana, Calif, on Friday, March 12, 2004.

The front end of a Jeep 4x4 is decked out with computer imaging equipment as part of Team Axion Racing's entry at the California Speedway in Fontana, California, March 8, 2004. The United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is holding a Grand Challenge Race of unmanned vehicles, supercomputers on wheels, where some 20 vehicles will race across the desert March 13 for a first place prize of one million dollars. Robotic technology combined with supercomputers, satellite navigation , digital sensors are being combined to try and replace a human. The race, between Barstow, California and Las Vegas will have the vehicles travel some 250 miles.

(Is that a DELL?)

High school students Joe Bebel (C) and Danko Krajisnik (R) of the Palos Verdes High School, California Road Warriors, pound away on keyboards in a 4X4 truck loaded with high tech equipment at the California speedway in Fontana, California March 8, 2004.

Denny Gudea (L) uses a laptop computer as he guides Team Terrahawks vehicle back to the pits at the California speedway in Fontana, California.

Richard Elsley, of SCI Autonics II, drives his vehicle back to the pit at California speedway in Fontana, California.

Sandstorm, a vehicle created by the 'Red Team' from the Carnegie Mellon Institute, is taken for a short, manned test drive at the California Speedway in Fontana

Mitch Torrie, of Team CIMAR, from Gainesville Florida, drives his team's vehicle back to their pit at the California speedway in Fontana.