Cycle Projects

Robotic Desert Racing

The Grand Challenge was a 300km autonomous robotic desert race. We are out to win with two HUMMERS, fast autonomous navigation technology, and a great team.
The race is a winner-take-all, autonomy-only rumble across 300 kilometers of desert trails, mountains and wide-open flats. 118 teams are vying for 20 starting positions, and on race day only one will win. The Red Team is playing to win, with world-class terrain modeling, robotic vehicles, and blazing-fast navigation.

Additional Information

Key Technologies:

• Ultra-resolution topography
• Fused lidar, radar and bifocal stereo
• Active suspension and gimbal-stabilized sensors
• Fast trajectory planning with dynamics
• Two autonomous HUMMERS:
  Sandstorm & H1ghlander

To learn more, visit the project webpage