July 15, 2010

NASA Issues Centennial Challenge

NASA has issued a new contest for those who can create robots and the prizes are certainly worth the effort. Referred to as the Centennial Challenge there are three categories:

-Place a small satellite into Earth's orbit twice in one week in the Nano-Satellite Launch Challenge and you win a cool $2 million.
-Create a solar-powered vehicle that can run on its own stored energy in the dark in the Night Rover Challenge and $1.5 million is yours.
-In the Sample Return Robot Challenge, if you can get one to fetch without humans, the prize is $1.5 million. (Pay attention, Willow Garage. This one may be right up your alley.)

Proposals are due by September 13 with more details to come.

Via NASA

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Posted by Sheila Franklin at July 15, 2010 9:20 PM

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