NOVA: The Great Robot Race
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 14 of September , 2009 at 12:20 am
Even if you didn’t approve of the NSFW Cracked video we posted today, it does provide a good excuse for me to post the entirely SFW and spectacularly awesome and interesting and exciting NOVA program on the DARPA Grand Challenge. I must have seen this program five or six times now, and it still gives me chills to watch what these robots are capable of. And don’t forget that this was back in 2005; since then we’ve had the DARPA Urban Challenge and four more years of progress in miniaturization, computing speed, and artificial intelligence. Driverless cars are already here… It’s just a matter of time, now, before you’re sitting in one.
Update- For our international readers (or people who just plain don’t like Hulu), there’s a version via YouTube, after the jump.
[ NOVA on Hulu ]
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Category: Artificial Intelligence,Consumer,Military,Research
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Comment by Jan Schmidt
Made Monday, 14 of September , 2009 at 1:18 am
gah – Hulu. Useless for anyone outside the US
Comment by Evan Ackerman
Made Monday, 14 of September , 2009 at 2:27 am
Dammit, I’m sorry… Let me scout around for a secondary source. It is “public broadcasting,” after all.
Comment by Evan Ackerman
Made Monday, 14 of September , 2009 at 2:36 am
Found on YouTube, give that one a try.
Comment by quantum_flux
Made Monday, 11 of October , 2010 at 1:19 am
Excellent video. Is that narrator Dan Akroid?
Comment by lois sadler
Made Wednesday, 30 of November , 2011 at 5:39 pm
I appreciate the insightful post. Thanks.
