The Tartan Racing Team, based at Carnegie Mellon University, walked away with a $2 million prize on Sunday for coming in first in this year’s Pentagon-sponsored robot race, held at a former Air Force base.
(My favorite quote, from a past participant:)
“Other than having a kid or getting married, I don’t know if there’s anything more exciting than seeing your robot coming over the horizon and bounding past the finish line at 45 miles per hour,” Yakes said, remembering the 2005 race.
