"Its not exactly NASCAR," says Engadget's Peter Rojas, "but we did get a kick out of watching robot after robot starting up and then moments later either crashing into a wall, stalling, or catching on fire."
Check out footage from Darpa's ill-fated Grand Challenge robot race here.
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