DARPA and the $2,000,000 un-manned vehicle award

you probably never heard of DARPA , the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency . . . . your tax dollars at work . . . . and I really think this is good stuff. DARPA is apart of the DoD . . . It manages and directs selected basic and applied research and development projects for DoD, and pursues research and technology where risk and payoff are both very high and where success may provide dramatic advances for traditional military roles and missions. The Grand Challenge website is where you can learn about the innovations around the US working to meet the challenge and create vehicles that will save lives and advance technololgy. $2,000,000 was awarded to the winner, Stanford's "Stanely".