The Great Robot Race
Description
The Defense Department is offering two million dollars to the builders of the first robotic vehicle to cover a 210-mile stretch of desert in California and Nevada. NOVA goes behind the scenes as top engineering teams struggle to solve the daunting problems of making a vehicle drive itself. Will legions of robot vehicles fight our future wars?
Runtime
52 min 22 sec
Subjects
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
Similar Films
Lifecycle assessment. Environmental impact of manufacturing
Century Of Flight. Airpower And Navies
Invasion of the Drones
Century Of Flight. Madcaps And Oddballs
Century Of Flight. Angels Of Mercy
Advances in Industrial Robotics
Episode 5, Helicopters
Stephen Lindsey (UK). Energy-saving Rotary Air Compressor
Modern Marvels. Nuclear Tech
Century Of Flight. Naval Aviation 1945-95
Evaluating a product
Future of Transport
Modern Marvels. Power Plants
Future Car
Beyond Innovation, Episode 10