Things are starting to happen, and this time it sounds like they may even break that 8 mile barrier...
Newcomers have joined a handful of last year's teams to form a motley mix of garage tinkerers, academia and corporations. All hope that their machines - fitted with the latest sensors, cameras and computers - have aged a generation since last year.
Damn! I'll be searching for my Lego MindStorms Robotics kit again.
This year's race shows signs of being extremely competitive. Some vehicles have logged hundreds of self-guided miles in the Southwest desert during summer practice runs. Several even tested on last year's course, which spanned the Mojave Desert between Barstow, Calif., and Primm, Nev.
And they are ambitious this year:
DARPA Director Anthony Tether hopes that a robot will be able to traverse the course in under 10 hours and snatch this year's prize. "It's going to be a long day out in the desert," Tether said.
I reckon...
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