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What is SciAutonics LLC?
SciAutonics LLC was formed in May 2003 by employees of the Thousand Oaks based Rockwell Scientific Company (RSC) and external consultants for the main purpose of participating in DARPA's Grand Challenge by creating, developing, and racing a superior autonomous ground vehicle with newly developed robotic software. We desire to be a part of the development of groundbreaking software technology that will be instrumental in helping to forge the exciting new world of robotic ground vehicles. The company is composed of scientists, engineers, and consultants of various backgrounds, all with a desire to meet the challenge put forth by DARPA with creativity and ingenuity.

 
Press Coverage of SciAutonics

The concept of "Conversant Cars", as discussed by Mark Capron
Allison Bruce, "Failure begets more interest,"Ventura County Star, February 24, 2005
Phil Patton, "The Cannonbot Run," Date: March 2004, Esquire
Joseph Hooper, "Clash of the Headless Humvees," Date: March 2004, Popular Science Magazine
W. Wayt Gibbs,"A New Race of Robots," March 2004, Scientific American
Lore Sjoberg, "This Humvee is Car and Driver," Date: 02/18/04, Wired Magazine
Seth Stevenson, "Gentlemen, Start Your Robots," Date: 01/30/04, Fortune Small Business Magazine, Feb.2004, Vol.14, No.1
Radio broadcast on KCLU, 88.3 MHz, 01/20/04, 6:30am and 7:30am: Interview by Lance Orozco. [MP3 file, 2.9 MB, (duration: 6:20)]
"'Iron Race' in California: Who will get $1000000?" Date: 12/10/03, Business Press #50(222) (in Russian)
Hubertus Breuer, "Das Rennen der Computer,"Date: 11/13/03, FACTS Magazin, No.46/2003 Also: "Hirnlos durch die Wüste," Date: 11/18/03, Source: Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German)
Noah Shachtman, "Darpa Runs Robo-Racers Off Road," Date: 11/4/03, Source: Wired News
Ashlee Vance, "Road Trip for Robots," Date: 10/9/03, Source: New York Times
Roger Harris, "Robotic vehicle wired to win," Date: 10/5/03, Source: Ventura County Star
Dominic Clark,"SCORE leading tests/survey team into desert," Date: 10/5/03, Source: SCORE International Off-Road Racing
Jennifer Bowles, "Ready your robots fora $1 million run," Date: 8/30/03, Source: Arizona Daily Star
Eric Sherman, "The great (driverless) car race," Date: 8/27/03, Source: Technology Review. Also in MSNBC
Article, "Desafio quase impossÃvel," Date: 6/23/03, Source: Jornal de Brasil
Article, "Defense Department Sponsoring a $1M Prize, 250-mile cross-country race - for robots," Date: 5/31/03, Source: Jewish World Review
Elliot Borin, "Smart," Date: 5/7/03, Source: Wired News
David Downs, "Rugged Race for Robotics," Date: 4/17/03, Source: South Coast Beacon of Santa Barbara
Byron Spice, "L.A. to Las Vegas off-road race to feature robotic vehicles," Date: 4/7/03, Source: Post-Gazette
Robert Jablon, "Military hopes $1 Million desert race will lead to first self-guided robot," Date: 2/24/03, Source: Associated Press
Cara Mia diMassa, "Eyes on $1 Million Prize for Robot Ground-Vehicle Race," Date: 2/23/03, Source: Los Angeles Times, covering the DARPA conference on the Grand Challenge in LA, Feb. 22, 2003. (only available in the LA Times archive)
Article excerpt, "AI Topics," Date: 2/23/03, Source: www.aaai.org
Article excerpt, "AI Topics," Date: 2/21/03, Source: www.aaai.org

DARPA Grand Challenge 2005