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Photos: Robots race around 'Darpa city'
Photo The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Darpa, raised the green flag on 11 driverless cars to manoeuver a 60-mile course at the former George Air Force Base in Oro Grande, California - or what race officials dubbed Darpa city. [14 Nov 2007]
Photos of the month - September 2007
Photo The armour plated Ford E-350 van will compete in the Darpa Urban Grand Challenge taking place in November where it will race with dozens of other driverless vehicles. The iPod Touch features touchscreen controls, much like the iPhone, and the... [27 Sep 2007]
Photos: Robot racer hits the street
Photo Team Caltech, a robotics group at the California Institute of Technology, is one of 35 teams competing in DARPA's Urban Grand Challenge, a race of driverless vehicles on mock city streets, scheduled for 3 November. [27 Sep 2007]
Photos: The car that drives itself
Photo The Urban Challenge run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), which is affiliated with the US Department of Defense. The rally was run in the Mojave desert in 2004 and 2005 but for its third running in November the race will... [13 Apr 2007]
Darpa robot race gets prize fund boost
News Darpa has granted prize money of $3.5m for its milestone urban robotics race next November, a far cry from its previously planned trophies. Darpa has yet to disclose the race location but has said it will be in the western US. [11 Dec 2006]
Photos: Top 10 pieces of Linux kit
Photo Stanley, the car built by US' Stanford University to race in the Darpa Grand Challenge from LA to Las Vegas, had its computing power provided by Linux variants. The Darpa (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) race is a test of endurance for... [22 Nov 2006]
Darpa to hit the streets
News The Darpa Grand Challenge is moving from desert to urban terrain. Darpa director Tony Tether said in a statement: "We believe the robotics community is ready to tackle vehicle operation inside city limits. [03 May 2006]
Video: Triumph for Stanford in robotic car race
Video Crossing the finish line of the $2m Darpa Grand Challenge. [11 Oct 2005]
IBM clinches Defense deal
News IBM has begun working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) in the US to develop computers that are less power-hungry. DARPA is the US government's main defence research organisation and will contribute $2m to IBM's Low Power... [07 Aug 2002]
