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Published online 6 October 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news051003-9

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Robots rev up for Grand Challenge

They're back, and this time they actually work.

Robots, start your engines. A US$2-million prize awaits the first autonomous vehicle to complete a high-speed cross-country trek this weekend, over some 240 kilometres of rough terrain.

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