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Re: Caltech's DARPA Grand Challenge Entry (Redux)

Are those six computers running as a Beowulf Cluster, in one way or another (I'm thinking of a system like MOSIX), or are they all operating relatively independantly, performing seperate tasks? Also, sort of related to the previous question, which Linux distro was chosen to run th[is/ese] system[s]? And finally, I'm curious as to what you're using to power all of the equipment, even though it's a fairly trivial topic.

Also, I like the fire extinguisher mount points. I recently saw an article in PopSci about CMU's DARPA entry, and in the few pictures they had, there were visible many of the large Emergency Stop buttons placed around the vehicle, and I thought of what a simple and effective (one would hope, anyway) way that would be to try to keep safe during development.

Anyway, keep up the great work, and good luck!
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