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Q&A: Inside DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge

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Deep below the Louisville, Ky., With direct funding plus prize money that reached into the millions, DARPA encouraged international collaborations among top academic institutions as well as industry. By the time teams reached the SubT Final Event in the Louisville Mega Cavern, the focus was on autonomy rather than communications.

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DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

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This week, we're at the DARPA SubTerranean Challenge Finals in Louisville KY, where more than two dozen Systems Track and Virtual Track teams will compete for millions of dollars in prize money and being able to say "we won a DARPA challenge," which is of course priceless. Robotika International, Czech Republic and United States.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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is likely to unveil a prototype plug-in hybrid at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit as part of its company-wide focus on "electrifying" the car, GM officials said Thursday. in China they make electricity by burning coal, so China is not the place for electric cars," [Tatehito Ueda, a managing officer at Toyota Motor Corp.]

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