Not a monster truck per se, but I came across this article on IEEE Spectrum online about a DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) autonomous vehicle project for the US military, which recently staged a demonstration that involved crushing some cars :twisted:
Apart from driving itself, It can also be driven by remote control - that would have to be the coolest toy ever!
Quote:
Last week, our correspondent Sally Adee went to Fort Bliss, Texas, to attend the field trials of DARPA's 6.5-ton unmanned, autonomous off-road vehicle, Crusher, developed by Carnegie Mellon's National Robotics Engineering Center.
On the obstacle course, Crusher proved true to its name by obliterating old cars like a monster truck. But it's also smart enough to avoid certain obstacles in its path. Obstacles like our intrepid reporter herself!
Blog post with short clips (requires QuickTime):
http://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/automato ... hicle.html
Complete video report (Flash player):
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/video?id=241
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