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Q&A: Inside DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge

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Shipping containers connected end-to-end formed complex networks, and many of them were carefully sculpted and decorated to resemble mining tunnels and natural caves. and Team CSIRO Data61—consisting of CSIRO’s Data61; Emesent; and Georgia Tech. That gave first place to Cerberus, which had been just 46 seconds faster than CSIRO.

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DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

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Sierra Nevada Corporation. Georgia Institute of Technology. Having excellent partners in Emesent and Georgia Tech and having their full commitment and support is also a strong advantage for us. Team CERBERUS. USA, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Norway. University of Nevada, Reno. ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Flyability, Switzerland.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Cascade Sierra Solutions. Develop and deploy up to 100 electric vehicles, such as “Ampere” (Ford Transit Connect EV), “Faraday” (Ford F150 EV conversions), Step Vans, and “Newton” medium-duty trucks. State of Colorado State of Georgia Fort Collins, CO Boulder, CO Atlanta, GA. gross vehicle weight) with a 100 mile range.

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