Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Robot Crashes Into Human-Driven Vehicle
While I normally tend towards reporting on the more sober details of the Urban Challenge, I have to admit that I couldn't resist watching this video of Axion Racing's Spirit unmanned vehicle crashing into a human-driven chase car. Reports indicate that there wasn't too much damage to the driver, or to either of the vehicles. Nonetheless, events like this underscore the potential for mishaps in this high-tech endeavor. What's really amazing is to watch a video like the one below, where Virginia Tech's Victor Tango robot completes the merging task properly.
