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Click on the links below to watch five segments from "The Great
Robot Race" that wound up on the cutting-room floor.
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Balancing Act
"Ghostrider" was the only motorcycle entrant in the Grand
Challenge. Meet the bike's young inventor, Anthony
Levandowski, and find out how his ingeniously designed
creation keeps itself stable using steering alone. (running
time 2 minutes 52 seconds)
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DAD's Big Day
Ride along with Bruce Hall, one of the two eclectic brothers
who make up Team DAD (short for Digital Auto Drive), on his
vehicle's first significant qualifying test in front of Grand
Challenge judges. (running time 2 minutes 30 seconds)
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Desert Sandstorm
Carnegie Mellon University's Red Team knows that the only way
to win a desert race is to practice in the desert. Join the
team and one of its two vehicles, "Sandstorm," in the Mojave
as it takes on the most dangerous road it's ever driven.
(running time 2 minutes 12 seconds)
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Gas Run
The Red Team's leader, Red Whittaker, has dramatically called
DARPA's Grand Challenge "the violent and wretched time of
birthing a new machine." But the Challenge includes much more
mundane aspects as well, as this clip of the Red Team's
converted H1 Hummer called "H1ghlander" shows. (running time 1
minute 38 seconds)
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Trials & Tribulations
Behind every triumph in the Grand Challenge are a slew of
travails. In this clip, see an amusing montage of the latter.
(running time 55 seconds)
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