RoboBoat Competition Proves Dangerous For People In Orange Shorts, Ducks
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Tuesday, 15 of June , 2010 at 1:59 am
AUVSI’s Autonomous Surface Vehicle Competition (or, RoboBoats) was held over the weekend. Autonomous robotic boats attempted to navigate around a small pond, avoiding obstacles and completing tasks. The course was pretty complicated, and the tasks weren’t easy either… Here’s an overview of how things were set up:
I’m not sure if spectators in orange shorts or the occasional hapless duck knew what they were in for, but apparently, one or two of the boats decided that they were either part of the course. Or threats. All I can say is, it’s a good thing there were no ducks in orange shorts, or things would have gotten ugly.
First place on Sunday (and $8000 in prize money) went to the University of Michigan, with the University of Central Florida and the University of Rhode Island taking second and third.
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Thanks Michael!
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