DEXTER, Case Western Reserve University's Robotic Vehicle, Advances to DARPA Semifinals
DEXTER made it!
Case Western Reserve University's dune buggy-like autonomous robotic vehicle has passed nearly all of its tests and is headed to the semifinals of the $3.5 million DARPA Urban Challenge October 26-31.
DARPA, or the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the research arm of the U.S. Department of Defense, announced today that Team Case along with its industry partner, ENSCO, Inc., is among a group of 36 national and international teams selected to participate in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge National Qualifying Event (NQE).
This is the first-ever entry by Case Western Reserve in the popular robotic vehicle competition, which is made up of about 30 undergraduate and graduate students and faculty from the Case School of Engineering.
"We have spent the past year refining DEXTER, and being chosen to race in the NQE represents a significant milestone in our quest to compete in the DARPA Urban Challenge," said Wyatt Newman, professor of electrical engineering and computer science and faculty leader of Team Case. Read more.
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Events
Scott Simpson, associate professor of anatomy, and Bruce Latimer, director of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, will lead a discussion on human evolution from 6-8 p.m., August 13 at the Great Lakes Brewing Company Beer Cellar. The free event is part of Science Café, an initiative to bring area science experts and science topics to the community. Learn more.
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Linda Ehrlich, associate professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, has received a grant from the Program for Cultural Cooperation between the Spanish Ministry of Culture and United States Universities. Her research topic is "In the Circle of Erice: A new generation of independent Spanish film directors." Learn more.
Martin Boyle, a part-time lecturer of design and color at the university's Art Studio and Education Program, is having a solo exhibition this month at the Kendall Art Gallery in Massachusetts. Learn more.
Roger A. Lohmann, adjunct professor of social work and faculty associate of the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations and an editor of Nonprofit Management and Leadership, a national journal for nonprofit managers, was recently named to the NonProfit Times "Power and Influence Top 50" list. Learn more.
