Regolith Excavation Challenge
In this Challenge, teams designed and built robotic machines to excavate simulated lunar soil (regolith). The Challenge was managed by the California Space Authority and was competed in 2007, 2008, and 2009, at which time the Challenge was won by a team from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, which won the $500,000 prize purse.
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Regolith Challenge Excavation
Read more about this topic: Centennial Challenges, Completed Challenges
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