March 13, 2004

Not Ready for Prime Time

All Robots Break Down in Pentagon Race

BARSTOW, Calif. (AP)--A $1 million race across the Mojave Desert by driverless robots ended Saturday after all 15 entries either broke down or withdrew, a race official said. Two of the entries covered about seven miles of the roughly 150-mile course while eight failed to make it to the one-mile mark. Others crashed seconds after starting.

Posted on March 13, 2004 05:10 PM