The Mountaineers team robot is seen on the practice field at the 2015 Sample Return Robot Challenge, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass. The Mountaineers were awarded $5,000 for the completion of the Level 1 challenge in 2014 and will attempt the Level 2 challenge this year. Sixteen teams are competing for a $ million NASA prize purse. Teams will be required to demonstrate autonomous robots that can locate and collect samples from a wide and varied terrain, operating without human control. The objective of this NASA-WPI Centennial Challe
The Mountaineers team robot is seen on the practice field at the 2015 Sample Return Robot Challenge, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass. The Mountaineers were awarded $5,000 for the completion of the Level 1 challenge in 2014 and will attempt the Level 2 challenge this year. Sixteen teams are competing for a $ million NASA prize purse. Teams will be required to demonstrate autonomous robots that can locate and collect samples from a wide and varied terrain, operating without human control. The objective of this NASA-WPI Centennial Challenge is to encourage innovations in autonomous navigation and robotics technologies. Innovations stemming from the challenge may improve NASA's capability to explore a variety of destinations in space, as well as enhance the nation's robotic technology for use in industries and applications on Earth.
Size: 3835px × 2448px
Photo credit: © NG Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 2015, challenge, institute, joel, kowsky, ma, massachusetts, mountaineers, nasa, news, polytechnic, return, robot, sample, usa, worcester
