November 3, 2006

Robotic-Cars Race Loses Its Cash Allure

By DAN CARNEVALE

The robots that participate in the Pentagon's unmanned-vehicle race next year won't be inspired by a multimillion-dollar prize at the finish line. They'll have to do it for the love of the competition.

Or at least, their creators will. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, which organizes the races, known as the Grand Challenge, will not give out a cash award to the top finisher, as it has in previous years — all because of an obscure change in federal

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