Astrobotic Technology Inc. is the leadership organization formed shortly after the prize was announced to coordinate the efforts of Carnegie Mellon University, The University of Arizona and Raytheon Company.
Dr. William “Red” Whittaker of Carnegie Mellon brings several decades of experience in developing robots that walk into volcanoes, conduct field research in Antarctica, and crawl into failed nuclear plants to inspect the damages. One of Carnegie Mellon’s specialties is autonomous navigation through stereo vision and other technologies. This enables Carnegie Mellon’s robots to automatically avoid obstacles and select their own route across unmapped terrain.
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