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	Intellagon News - DARPA's Next Grand Challenge
		The winners of last year's Pentagon-sponsored robot race are back to take on another challenge — this time to develop a vehicle that can drive through congested city traffic all by itself.
		Later this month, DARPA will choose an undisclosed number of teams that will not be subsidized by the agency but can compete for a spot in the finals.
		Last year, DARPA awarded a $2 million winner-take-all prize to Stanford, which beat out a field of 23 vehicles by traversing 132 miles of the Mojave Desert.
	www.intellablog.com /index.php?blog=2&title=darpa_s_next_grand_challenge&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 (660 words)

	DARPA Grand Challenge Race - The Car Connection
		Over a year ago DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency) announced its ambitious Grand Challenge.
		The idea behind the DARPA Grand Challenge is to encourage groups, such as universities and small research companies, who do not normally do contract work for the government to participate.
		The DARPA hopes that someone somewhere, maybe working in a garage, will discover the breakthrough that will enable an off-road bot to be built.
	www.thecarconnection.com /index.asp?article=6965 (854 words)

	DARPA Grand Challenge.com
		Reigning Grand Challenge champion Stanford has been getting the lion's share of the Urban Challenge press, but there are lots of other teams out there working to win some recognition.
		While the DARPA Grand Challenge (and upcoming Urban Challenge) are both fascinating tests of engineering skill, there hasn't been much focus on the ultimate use of the resulting technology.
		After completing on-site inspections of the 118 Grand Challenge entrants, DARPA has selected 40 teams to participate in the National Qualifying Event, to be held in California on September 27 (press release here).
	www.darpagrandchallenge.com (758 words)

	Stanford's Stanley wins DARPA Grand Challenge 2005 \| TG Daily (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		DARPA officials are giddy about the progress made so far and there is a growing feeling in the press tent that a vehicle will not only win the Grand Challenge, but will crush the 10 hour time.
		DARPA officials are telling me that there is no room to pass and they had to pause Stanford a few times, so it doesn't run into the back of Red Team's H1lander.
		DARPA officials say that there is a winner, but are adamant that they don't know who it is. They are also say that Terramax could still win because the vehicle was paused for so long.
	www.tgdaily.com /2005/10/08/darpagrandchallenge2005 (2108 words)

	DARPA Grand Challenge: Dude, Where's My Bot?
		Since the DARPA Grand Challenge was first billed as a race "from Los Angeles to Las Vegas," I'm considering it a local event.
		The agency saddled with accomplishing this daunting feat is DARPA, the R and D arm of the Department of Defense.
		DARPA officials let the bot keep trying for nearly an hour, but when it was obvious that "the little bot that could" actually couldn't, they finally shut it down.
	www.meganedwards.com /Vegasland/DARPA-Grand-Challenge.htm (1265 words)

	Team Banzai: Race
		DARPA is the central research and development (RandD) agency in the DoD and has pioneered major technology breakthroughs such as the Internet, Stealth aircraft, smart bombs, and the pilotless Predator aircraft.
		The intent of the Grand Challenge is to encourage participation in robotics RandD by nontraditional individuals and organizations—outside the Military/Defense procurement sector—who may offer new, innovative ways of thinking that lead to scientific or technological breakthroughs.
		The first DARPA Grand Challenge was conducted on March 13, 2004, along a route that ran from the environs of Los Angeles to a location outside Las Vegas.
	team.gobanzai.com /race (377 words)

	Move over, Herbie
		Making robotic vehicles that move quickly over rough terrain is an open challenge, and one the military needs to solve to reach its goal of having one-third of vehicles driverless by 2015.
		The first DARPA Grand Challenge in 2004 drew 106 entries; teams ranged from major research institutions to dedicated backyard hobbyists.
		DARPA officials are not allowed to comment on the visits until June 1, but Stanford team members returning last week were overjoyed.
	news-service.stanford.edu /news/2005/may18/darpasr-051805.html (1280 words)

	DARPA Grand Challenge 2005
		DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, dreamed up the "Grand Challenge" as a way to meet a congressional mandate to supply the armed forces with autonomous vehicles by the year 2015.
		The most difficult challenge was supposed to be Beer Bottle Pass, which was a narrow set of switchbacks with a steep cliff on one side.
		A country singer sang the national anthem, and the official DARPA announcer reminded the crowd that had assembled on the portable grandstand that we were about to see history being made.
	www.meganedwards.com /Vegasland/DARPA-Grand-Challenge-2005.htm (1562 words)

	DefenseLINK News: DARPA Grand Challenge to Showcase Unmanned Vehicle Technology
		The first-of-its-kind DARPA Grand Challenge, sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, will pit an array of innovative vehicles against battlefield-like conditions between Barstow, Calif., and Primm, Nev.
		Negron said the event also is proving to be a great way for DARPA to tap into some of the innovative approaches being applied to robotics, while generating excitement about the field and the opportunities the Defense Department offers.
		For unmanned ground vehicles to be truly useful to the military, officials said, they must be able to cross rugged terrain quickly and easily without needing human assistance.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Mar2004/n03112004_200403114.html (732 words)

	USATODAY.com - Unmanned vehicles in pursuit of $1 million in DARPA contest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Grand Challenge robots are expected to be able to drive on paved and unpaved trails, as well as avoid both natural and man-made obstacles like ditches, power line towers and open water.
		DARPA race officials have tried to keep the final contest route a secret, though they have said it won't be longer than 300 miles (482 kilometers).
		Grand Challenge entrants were required to submit a technical paper on their vehicle by October 13, and DARPA officials conducted 19 site visits to study some entries in more detail.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2004-02-25-unmanned_x.htm (997 words)

	Darpa Grand Challenge qualifiers
		DARPA announced Monday the 40 Grand Challenge teams selected to advance to the National Qualification Event at the California Speedway in Fontana, September 27 to October 5, 2005.
		Half of the the 40 teams will be selected to compete for the $2 million prize in the Grand Challenge event on October 8, 2005.
		DARPA selected the semifinalists from a field of 118 entrants, using results from on-site visits where vehicles had to autonomously navigate a narrow 200-meter course that contained turns and randomly placed obstacles.
	ebiquity.umbc.edu /blogger/2005/06/08/darpa-grand-challenge-qualifiers (241 words)

	2005 DARPA Grand Challenge voice and data system article
		The second Grand Challenge was held in Primm, NV on October 8, 2005, and the Stanford Racing Team won the $2 million prize by successfully completing 132 mile desert course in the shortest elapsed time under 10 hours – six hours, 53 minutes and 58 seconds.
		The Grand Challenge is a bold effort to draw widespread attention to the technology issues associated with autonomous vehicles and to generate discontinuous breakthroughs in performance.
		The 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge was a rousing success, not only to DARPA, but to 3rd St. R and D. The only real disappointment is that somebody won the race, so we won't get to do it again.
	www.3rd-st.com /2005_darpa_grand_challenge.htm (5126 words)

	MITRE - News and Events - MITRE Publications - The MITRE Digest - Advanced Research - MITRE-Sponsored Team Enters DARPA ...
		MITRE is sponsoring a team in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) 2005 Grand Challenge, a $2-million contest sponsored to accelerate the research and development of autonomous ground vehicles.
		DARPA will use the most promising innovations to develop robotic vehicles that could save lives on the battlefield.
		For the Grand Challenge 2005, DARPA upped the prize to $2 million, hoping to gain more entrants and more innovations.
	www.mitre.org /news/digest/advanced_research/02_05/ar_darpa_grandchallenge1.html (1041 words)

	Wired 12.03: The Great Robot Race
		Surrounded by an art installation of ridiculously decorated cars, Air Force colonel Jose Negron is outlining the rules of the first-ever Grand Challenge, a driverless robot race from LA to Las Vegas.
		Darpa handpicked Fish - among the least likely guys ever to win a defense contract - from the world of desert racing, where he runs Score International, the organization behind the Baja 1000 and five other car races that show up on late-night ESPN.
		Darpa will try to close the area around the race to the public, he says, but the robots could still come in contact with humans.
	www.wired.com /wired/archive/12.03/robot.html (1108 words)

	2004 DARPA Grand Challenge - Off-Road Racing at Off-Road.com
		DARPA has sponsored a number of research projects with contractors but was growing weary of the relatively slow progress being made.
		Friday found the "X" a beehive of activity, packed with media from around the world, military observers, SCORE officials to organize and manage the event, contestants who were busy making last minute adjustments to their vehicles, spectators, and numbers of law enforcement to manage the crowds and ensure safety.
		I was later told that this circus cost DARPA some $13M to stage, and with the cast of thousands that were there and in Fontana, I had little doubt about that figure.
	www.off-road.com /race/events/2004darpa/index.html (1020 words)

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		The March 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge was a wild playground, bringing together skunkworks and scientists, undergrad paupers and corporate wealth, and an assortment of weird vehicles Detroit would only see in a madness-induced reverie.
		The recent DARPA Grand Challenge was a wild playground, bringing together skunkworks and scientists, undergrad paupers and corporate wealth, and an assortment of weird vehicles Detroit would only see in a madness-induced reverie.
		In the end DARPA estimates they spent US$12 million dollars running this years challenge (US$1 million less than they budgeted for) which is a fraction of the costs they would spend of developing a core technology through traditional channels.
	www.viaarena.com /default.aspx?PageID=5&ArticleID=66 (1911 words)

	2004 DARPA Grand Challenge voice and data system article
		"The Grand Challenge is a bold effort to draw widespread attention to the technological issues associated with autonomous vehicles and to generate discontinuous breakthroughs in performance.
		The Grand Challenge sent robotic vehicles over a course which began near Barstow, California and was to end near Las Vegas, Nevada; a distance of roughly 150 miles.
		DARPA had determined that 4 course-wide nets would be required, and that users would need to access any of the four nets at any point on the course.
	www.3rd-st.com /2004_darpa_grand_challenge.htm (5360 words)

	DARPA's Grand Challenge proves to be too grand \| The Register
		The $1 million Grand Challenge ended with a dull thud on Saturday as not one robot vehicle came close to completing the 142 mile course in the Mojave Desert.
		DARPA had been looking for a team to traverse the 142 mile course in under ten hours to pick up the $1 million prize.
		DARPA plans to hold the event again in 18 to 24 months, dangling the $1 million prize to winners one more time.
	www.theregister.co.uk /2004/03/13/darpas_grand_challenge_proves (590 words)

	NewsForge \| Linux powering UCF/DARPA Grand Challenge vehicle
		DARPA was created by the United States Department of Defense in 1958, in response to the launching of the Soviet Sputnik satellite.
		The Grand Challenge competition carries on the fine tradition of tapping into good old American ingenuity to beef up the U.S. defense capabilities.
		The University of Central Florida's entry to the Grand Challenge is a late model Subaru Outback 4x4 donated by the faculty advisor, Don Harper.
	mobile.newsforge.com /mobility/05/04/29/201227.shtml?tid=102 (1582 words)

	DARPA Grand Challenge
		Slash X was ground zero for the DARPA Grand Challenge Autonomous Ground Vehicle Race from Barstow to Primm, Nevada.
		DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is the U.S. Department of Defense's primary RandD organization, and it's tasked with discovering and nurturing new technologies that can be used by the U.S. military.
		Hundreds of robotics engineers and scientists were motivated by the challenge, not to mention a prize of $1,000,000 for the first vehicle to safely navigate a long and challenging course through the desert in less than 10 hours.
	www.roadtripamerica.com /GettingOutThere/DARPA-Grand-Challenge.htm (397 words)

	UW DARPA Grand Challenge
		In 2005 the second Grand Challenge was run with a considerably simplified course.
		The DARPA Grand Challenge is probably one of the most difficult and ambitious contests going on in the world.
		We are a group of students from engineering and math who are interested in putting together an entry for the 2007 DARPA Grand Challenge.
	uwdarpagc.uwaterloo.ca (358 words)

	2005 DARPA Grand Challenge - Off-Road Racing at Off-Road.com
		DARPA (Defense Advance Research Projects Agency) is a part of the U.S. government tasked with bringing new and revolutionary weapons to the war-fighter.
		Not to be deterred, DARPA doubled the prize to two million dollars, and promised to stage the event again the next year.
		One of the DARPA team asked what sort of speed Terra Hawk had used to maneuver the course, and then noted that this speed would not allow the vehicle to finish the course in the required 10 hours time.
	www.off-road.com /race/events/2005darpa (1915 words)

	Team Gray - 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge
		Team Gray was invited by DARPA to the Pentagon to display Kat-5 to members of the Department of Defense.
		Team Gray was one of only four teams to successfully complete the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge.
		The Challenge demands competitors to accept the responsibility of furthering military development and innovation that benefits society.
	darpa.grayinsco.com (557 words)

	The Speculist: DARPA Grand Challenge, Year 3
		In the first year of the DARPA Grand Challenge, none of the robotic vehicles finished the desert course.
		After last year's challenge blogger Ivan Kirigin pointed out that the 2005 Grand Challenge didn't mean that robotic cars were ready to drive Ms.
		I predict that the year after a successful urban race DARPA will combine different types of driving (perhaps off-road and urban) to see if a single machine can be as flexible as some guy trying to escape the city for a day in the desert.
	www.blog.speculist.com /archives/001022.html (1082 words)

	Rough ride for robots, but humans smiling - Science - MSNBC.com
		A contour map shows the 142-mile route for the DARPA Grand Challenge as a green line between Barstow, Calif., and Primm, Nev. The bright dots at lower left show the final positions of the robotic vehicles clustered around Barstow.
		DARPA’s Tether told journalists that if Sandstorm had driven just 6 inches closer to the inboard side of the switchback, it might have kept on going.
		DARPA organizers said they wanted to evaluate some of the technologies demonstrated over the past week, and indicated that the Grand Challenge could well be repeated a year or two from now.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4517001 (978 words)

	Stanford team's win in robot car race nets $2 million prize
		DARPA officials forced it to pause repeatedly during its run, and eventually overnight, in part because of the breakdown of its human-driven “chase” vehicle.
		Sandstorm was the most successful robot during the first Grand Challenge last year, when it traversed less than 8 miles of a 170-mile course.
		Via a DARPA live video feed from the entrance to the pass, spectators could see Stanley drive into view, rounding the corner smoothly, as if the robot had not only artificial intelligence but real confidence.
	news-service.stanford.edu /news/2005/october12/stanleyfinish-100905.html (854 words)

	Real-Time Innovations' NDDS to Network DARPA Grand Challenge Vehicle
		The 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge will be held on October 8, 2005 in the Southwest desert.
		The Grand Challenge is intended to accelerate the development of autonomous vehicle technologies for both military and civilian use.
		“DARPA and other US agencies, are already funding numerous robotic vehicle development programs and the Grand Challenge is targeted to find innovative solutions that are being tested in realistic conditions,” said Gerardo Pardo-Castellote, chief technology officer of Real-Time Innovations, Inc.
	www.rti.com /corporate/news/darpa_grand_challenge.html (628 words)

	Next Up: DARPA Grand Challenge for Real Energy Savings?
		Stanley, the Stanford Racing Team's entry in the DARPA Grand Challenge, finished first, earning the team a $2 million prize.
		DARPA undertook the Grand Challenge to accelerate and focus the development of these self driving vehicles because of a priority set by Congress for the US Defense Department to have 33% of its vehicles autonomous by 2015.
		DARPA has done its usual effort to stimulate rather than fund.
	pesn.com /2005/10/10/9600185_DARPA_Grand_Challenge (940 words)

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