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Digging Teams Claim Victory in NASA Regolith Competition
"Nineteen teams pushed their robotic competitors to the limit and three teams claimed a total of $750,000 in NASA prizes for their hard work and innovation at this year's Regolith Excavation Challenge held at NASA's Ames Research Center on Moffett Field. After two days of intense competitive drama, organizers conferred Paul's Robotics of Worcester, MA, with the first place title, second went to Terra Engineering of Gardena, CA, and Team Braundo of Rancho Palos Verde, CA, took home third."
NASA 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge Kicks Off
NASA 2009 Regolith Excavation Games Continue Into Second Day
That's not a picture of the 1st place winner. Here are some: http://twitpic.com/photos/paulsrobotics
And then some better ones, once you know which vehicle to look for, here:
http://jf2.smugmug.com/Other/091017-Regolith-Media/9994036_ZGy5Y#685334797_pd2Tm
Really crappy publicity on this event. Hah, although I suppose digging up "dirt" with robots doesn't seem "cool" to most people.
Congrats Paul's Robotics!
I'm not sure what's next for this prize but I would want to require autonomy in the next round. Also, give 'em 1000sq ft, some varied terrain, and 24 hours each. :)