[Baps] Possible opportunity to watch NASA robotics competition this weekend

[Paul Withers]

Dear Boston planetary scientists,

A colleague of mine at NASA-MSFC, Barb Cohen, is tangentially involved 
with an event going on at WPI from today until Sunday.

"Autonomous robots created by 11 teams of engineers from across the 
country will compete for a NASA prize purse of $1.5 million on the 
campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), in Worcester, Mass., 
June 14 -17. The challenge: design and develop the next generation of 
robots to explore the landscapes of other worlds."

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/may/HQ_12-154_Robot_Challenge.html

If you are interested in cheering on the contestants, please contact 
Barb at barbara.a.cohen at nasa.gov, who will pass your name along to the 
organizers. This is all a bit last minute, so no guarantees that the 
organizers will be able to give you access.

Paul

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