[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 70835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28732]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Centennial Challenges 2013 Sample Return Robot Challenge
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice .
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NOTICE: (12-103).
SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c).
The 2013 Sample Return Robot Challenge is scheduled and teams that wish
to compete may register. Centennial Challenges is a program of prize
competitions to stimulate innovation in technologies of interest and
value to NASA and the nation. The 2013 Sample Return Robot Challenge is
a prize competition designed to encourage development of new
technologies or application of existing technologies in unique ways to
create robots that can autonomously seek out samples and return to a
designated point in a set time period. Worcester Polytechnic Institute
(WPI) of Worcester, Massachusetts administers the Challenge for NASA.
NASA is providing the prize purse.
DATES: 2013 Sample Return Robot Challenge will be held June 4-7, 2013.
ADDRESSES: 2013 Sample Return Robot Challenge will be conducted at
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for or get additional
information regarding the 2013 Sample Return Robot Challenge, please
visit: http://challenge.wpi.edu.
For general information on the NASA Centennial Challenges Program
please visit: www.nasa.gov/challenges. General questions and comments
regarding the program should be addressed to Dr. Larry Cooper,
Centennial Challenges Program, NASA Headquarters 300 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC, 20546-0001. Email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary
Autonomous robot rovers will seek out samples and return them to a
designated point in a set time period. Samples will be randomly placed
throughout the roving area. They may be placed close to obstacles, both
movable and immovable. Robots will be required to navigate over unknown
terrain, around obstacles, and in varied lighting conditions to
identify, retrieve, and return these samples. Winners will be
determined based on the number of samples returned to the designated
collection point as well as the value assigned to the samples.
I. Prize Amounts
The total Sample Return Robot Challenge purse is $1,500,000 (one
million five hundred thousand U.S. dollars). Prizes will be offered for
entries that meet specific requirements detailed in the Rules.
II. Eligibility
To be eligible to win a prize, competitors must (1) register and
comply with all requirements in the rules and team agreement; (2) in
the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and maintain a
primary place of business in the United States, and in the case of an
individual, whether participating singly or in a group, shall be a
citizen or permanent resident of the United States; and (3) shall not
be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within the scope of
their employment.
III. Rules
The complete rules and team agreement for the 2013 Sample Return
Robot Challenge can be found at: http://challenge.wpi.edu
Dated: November 20, 2012.
Michael J. Gazarik,
Director, Space Technology Program, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-28732 Filed 11-26-12; 8:45 am]
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