There was also an issue of money.... it came with tires. The vehicle itself was kindly donated by a private citizen (not a corporation, didn't ask for advertisement in return). That was also one of the main reasons we could compete. The initial budget (I believe) was non-existant.
Now we should have more funding, and more time to work on it. --mat On Sat, 2004-03-13 at 19:58, Doug Riddle wrote: > --- John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Team Cajunbot got tangled in barbed wire: > > > > > http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/03/13/darpa.race.ap/index.html > > > > Barbed wire is gotta be hell to detect with AI. :P > > Oh well, there's always next year! :) > > > > GO CAJUNS!!! > > > > ===== > > John Hebert > > Official BRLUG Linux Curmudgeon > > Open Source Ankle Biter > > > > Seven Miles?! And barbed wire was the issue? A fully > tracked vehicle with the same navigation equipment > might make it. I can't see why they went with wheels > in the first place. There is a reason tanks have > tracks. Observe, learn, employ! > > ===== > Warmest Regards, > > Doug Riddle > It seems that God keeps trying to take me away, and all that ever hears Him > is my hair. Why don't the ones in my ears hear Him? That's just not right. > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
