Robot EPIA Army to rescue Penguin
August 04, 2003

The Centibots are a team of 100 autonomous robots designed to map, track and even guard an area in a coherent fashion. The project members are SRI International (the Stanford Research Institute), Stanford University, the University of Washington and ActivMedia. Funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the project has many practical applications - robots can be sent into areas that aren't safe for humans, or where humans can't see (but beady robot eyes can). The Centibots communicate amongst themselves and with a command centre to collaboratively build a map of the locality using laser range finders (Pioneers) before sending in the next wave of tracking robots (AmigoBots). Of course they are powered by Nehemiah M10000 motherboards - VIA are quite cruelly demonstrating their abilities at LinuxWorld 2003 by holding a Linux Penguin hostage, and allowing the Centibots to recapture it. I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

Centibots Project at SRI

VIA Hold Penguin Hostage, Centibots attempt rescue

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