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Aerial Robotics Competition
Posted by
michael
on Fri Jul 23, 2004 03:41 PM
from the buzz-bomb dept.
from the buzz-bomb dept.
anphilip writes "The annual International Aerial Robotics Competition just wrapped up, and I thought while our teams waited for the results I'd let the folks at Slashdot know about it. At any rate there's a brief story here and the group website is here."
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Army can't do it? (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Army can't do it? (Score:3, Insightful)
It's kind of like how hikers and campers often have gear the regular army doesn't have.
It's not just bureaucracy... (Score:3, Informative)
The example of hiking gear is a good one. Sure you can sell all kinds of stuff to hikers who go out a couple of weekends a year... that's completely different from providing something to someone who is going to spend six months of every year in all kinds of outdoor environments from the desert to arctic/alpine climate. (Ask me how I know gear is used like this
When I was in the 82nd, sure my pack w
Parent should be MODDED UP! (Score:2)
Re:Army can't do it? (Score:1)
For example, if Canada...I believe it.
Re:Army can't do it? (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Army can't do it? (Score:2)
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Re:Army can't do it? (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Army can't do it? (Score:2)
Re:Army can't do it? (Score:2, Interesting)
Maybe the DARPA contract that hired Georgia Tech [gatech.edu] to design a UAV helicopter? Incidentally, this is the lab I work for. A choice quote from a high ranking army official at a recent demonstration of the GTMax [gatech.edu]was, "It is criminal for this thing to be sitting in the lab". He was impressed, and the Army wants one.
Most people like to see the videos [gatech.edu]
Re:Army can't do it? (Score:2)
Re:Army can't do it? (Score:2, Interesting)
But, in fact, the military is actively developing flying robots of other kinds as well. You certainly don't hear all about it, but the stuff you do hear is pretty damn amazing.
Whoa (Score:5, Funny)
Wow. She sounds hot...
Re:Whoa (Score:2, Funny)
Wow. She sounds hot...
"Computers are cool", said girl, 18.
Wow, she sounds hot too.
Re:Whoa (Score:2)
Re:Whoa (Score:1, Funny)
"talking about robots" is redundant
Re:Whoa (Score:5, Informative)
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Re:Whoa (Score:2, Redundant)
Re:Whoa (Score:2, Funny)
Oh, mama!
Re:Whoa (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Hot chicks on Slashdot (Score:2)
Re:wtf is that? (Score:4, Funny)
Dude... she's clearly female, and has a laptop. That's good enough for the
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Grass-root urban surveillance (Score:2)
Robotic X-Prize (Score:4, Insightful)
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Re:Robotic X-Prize (Score:2)
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oh, im pretty sure asimo could take me at a mile stretch. [honda.com]
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Psh!! (Score:2, Funny)
Groups site google cache. (Score:1, Informative)
Karma police, enjoy.
Robot Soccer? (Score:2, Informative)
See this...
The 9th World Cup is coming [fira.net]
And then we talk...
Naming is important (Score:2)
Attack Drones (Score:4, Insightful)
Hey, Congressmen: No amount of legislation would stop this.
Re:Attack Drones (Score:2)
Of course, you can always depend on slashdot for:
1. Rube Goldberg type planning ('What's to stop Microsoft from using their monopoly position to force retailers to put robots in the stores that shine lights at people when they don't buy MS products, eventually herding them to the Microsoft aisle?')
2. Vaguely threatening situations like the 'flock of planes' doing something 'na
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Always wanted to make... (Score:2)
Re: Robotic Helicopters and 55 Gallons of gas (Score:2)
Re: Robotic Helicopters and 55 Gallons of gas (Score:2)
Military Research - yuck (Score:2)
Competition homepage (Score:2, Informative)
http://avdil.gtri.gatech.edu/AUVS/IARCLaunchPoint. html [gatech.edu]
Scrolling down in that page provides a list of the teams competing, as well as links to their homepages.
This link [gatech.edu] is about this particular event.
I have to think, though, that a competition with 11 USA teams and 4 Canadian ones is hardly 'international'
Re:Acrobatic Robots (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:The bigger picture is (Score:2)
Re:where are the ballonbots? (Score:2)
Re:I went to the competition and... (Score:2)