Runners-up excavated 595 pounds and 580 pounds, respectively (270 and 264 kilograms). The winning excavator lifted 1,103 pounds (501 kilograms) within the allotted time. The rules required the remotely controlled vehicles toĬontain their own power sources and weigh no more than 176 pounds (80 kilograms). Team Braundo of Rancho Palos Verde, Calif., won $100,000 for its third-place showing.Ĭompetitors were required to use mobile, robotic digging machines capable of excavating at least 330 pounds (150 kilograms) of simulated moon dirt, known as regolith, and depositing it into a container in 30 minutes or less. TerraĮngineering of Gardena, Calif., was awarded the second-place prize of $150,000. After two days of competition at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., organizers gave the first-place prize of $500,000 to Paul's Robotics of Worcester, Mass.
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