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Vehicle driven by Mac OS X takes Team Banzai to DARPA semi-finals
Team Banzai, is on their way to the national semi-finals of the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge with “Dora” -- the world’s first fully-autonomous vehicle driven by Mac OS X. Dora the Explorer? Not quite. Dora is a 2004 V6 Volkswagon Touareg, silly. No human drivers, no remote controls - just a can of Mac OS X whoop-ass and a dream. All aspects of development and race management efforts at Team Banzai use Apple and Mac OS X technology."The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will conduct the second Grand Challenge for autonomous robotic ground vehicles. Approximately 20 robots will navigate a course of more than 140 miles over rugged desert terrain in the southwest United States. The team whose vehicle completes the course the fastest—in less than 10 hours—will receive a check for $2 million. The intent of the Grand Challenge is to encourage participation in robotics R&D 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."
Go team!
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Marvo said 11:16PM on 7-20-2005
DARPA Grand Challenge? Wasn't last year's race the one where none of the participants even came close to finishing? Hopefully, some team will actually finish the race this year and I hope it's Team Banzai.
PS - I still don't know how to pronounce Touareg.
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Victor Agreda, Jr. said 11:35PM on 7-20-2005
Dora the Explorer isn't old enough to drive.
Then again, neither is the Mac mini.
But which would you rather have on the road: a (kernel) panic, or a (system) crash?
Just say no to Windows in cars folks.
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Wheels said 12:08AM on 7-22-2005
It's pronounced Tour Egg, you know, like the space ship that carried Mork From Ork?
Can we now consider Mac Minis portable computers?
ok, I'll stop now
Na-nu Na-nu...Schelzbutt!
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allan said 7:27PM on 7-25-2005
Your heading says "Team Bonzai" :)
made me chuckle a bit, it should be "Team Banzai"
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