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DARPA 2005 Robotic Road Rally Preliminary Photos

Here are some preliminary photos taken at the National Qualifying Event at California Speedway.
Published on: October 5, 2005

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The photos on this page are from the trial run of Tommy, a bot created by Team Jefferson from Charlottesville, Va. Apparently, they had an engine failure during the first run, so the judges let them try again. But alas, Tommy did not qualify.
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1. RE: DARPA 2005 Robotic Road Rally Preliminary Photos
DARPA's cool man.can u tell me the estimated price of an robot built.

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