VT's Ground Unmanned Support Surrogates (GUSS) The autonomous navigation technology in each GUSS was developed as part of Virginia Tech's 2006 and 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge vehicle. Virginia Tech From Popular Science:
Technology developed by Virginia Tech for DARPA's Urban Challengein 2006 and 2007 is heading off to war, joining the U.S. Marines and troops from 13 other nations at in Hawaii for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) war games next month. Aiding platoons of marines as they participate in the Naval Laboratory's experimentation that accompanes RIMPAC, VT's Ground Unmanned Support Surrogates (GUSS) will autonomously help grunts haul supplies, transport wounded, and carry out other platoon support tasks.
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