« Gay Culture Study | Main | Have Book, Will Travel »
March 12, 2004
Go, Speed Racer?
Ah, those quirky robotics fans are at it again.
Does the thought of a giant, driverless Machine of War losing its bearings by driving under a pedestrian bridge scare anyone else? I'm not sure whether to laugh myself silly, hide, or try to build my own...
Posted by Karen at March 12, 2004 08:59 AMComments
It's the beginning of the first Robocop's loose cannons and the hapless droids of Attack of the Clones. So DARPA spent $13M organizing this and each team supposedly put in around 4-5 times that in development (source: AP article; seems a bit high). Amongst the coverage of this contest I saw a General, I believe it was, in a TV interview who talked about how the military's biggest outlay was for personnel. He concluded by saying that we must really find a cheaper way to WAGE WAR!
Posted by: steevo at March 13, 2004 11:59 PM
Wow, Karen, as a Barstovian yourself (people who study George Bernard Shaw are Shavians, so you must be a Barstovian, yes?) you must be super proud but also kicking yourself for moving to San Diego because you MISSED this! I think they should work on getting the Humvee to brake, though. That would be good.
Posted by: Deana at March 13, 2004 05:59 AM