DARPA Grand Challenge is ON!

[regisphilbin]

You can check out the frequent updates here:

http://www.grandchallenge.org/

Here's an article from news.com that mentions the Virginia Tech team (shown at NI WEEK 2005). It mentions:

That Virginia Tech team differs from most others in the competition because it's largely made up of mechanical engineering majors, as opposed to computer science students. The team built Rocky largely with a graphics program, using visual graphs, as opposed to writing lines of code, team members said.

Hmmm...i wonder what "graphics" program they use?

[Mikrobi]

Hmmm...i wonder what "graphics" program they use?

My vote: Paint.

What did I win?

[BChandler]

Well it didn't help. There already out of the race.

Great web coverage. I'm disapointed there's no TV coverage not even CNN Headlines.

Much better race than last year. Thank's for the link.

-WDC

[regisphilbin]

My vote: Paint.

What did I win?

You win a free copy of Microsoft Paint! (pre-installed on your Windows PC) :thumbup:

[jpdrolet]

Well it didn't help. There already out of the race.

Great web coverage. I'm disapointed there's no TV coverage not even CNN Headlines.

Much better race than last year. Thank's for the link.

-WDC

The BBC did cover it

[peteski]

The BBC did cover it

NPR also covered it:

Weekend Edition - Sunday

Morning Edition

[Michael Aivaliotis]

I guess the NI based bot lost? The NI marketing folks are mourning...

[Mike Ashe]

Great race this year, multiple finishers unlike last year. I am sure a LabVIEW based entry should finish next year, better yet, win.