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NOVA: The Great Robot Race DVD

$19.95
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Item #: WC7232
The Defense Department is offering two million dollars to the builders of the first robotic vehicle to cover a 210-mile stretch of desert in California and Nevada. NOVA goes behind the scenes as top engineering teams struggle to solve the daunting problems of making a vehicle drive itself. Will legions of robot vehicles fight our future wars?Producer: Jason Spingarn-Koff, Joseph ... More
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The Defense Department is offering two million dollars to the builders of the first robotic vehicle to cover a 210-mile stretch of desert in California and Nevada. NOVA goes behind the scenes as top engineering teams struggle to solve the daunting problems of making a vehicle drive itself. Will legions of robot vehicles fight our future wars?

Producer: Jason Spingarn-Koff, Joseph Seamans, Melanie Wallace
Executive Producer: Paula S. Apsell
Production Year: 2006
Copyright Year: 2006
Director: Joseph Seamans
Narrator: John Lithgow
Writers: Joseph Seamans
Discs: 1
DVI: Y
Audio Format: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: 4x3 Letterbox

3 Reviews
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Joe P.
Anonymous User
5.0 star rating
07/17/20
Great Show!
Review by Joe P. on 07/17/20 review stating Great Show!
I personalty think that the movie is great, and my son adores it too! Great rainy day movie for 12-100 year olds, who like robotics. GO STANLEY!
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Teacher J.
Anonymous User
5.0 star rating
07/17/20
Great for math, cs robotics educators!
Review by Teacher J. on 07/17/20 review stating Great for math, cs robotics educators!
I have used this DVD in my classroom for years and the students never tire of it! Its gripping story telling belies the fact that it covers the key areas of technology development (even getting back up from failure). Many of the key players are still in the industry so an add-on where are they now assignment demonstrates just how far weve come from this challenge.
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Chris C.
Anonymous User
5.0 star rating
07/17/20
Great intro to my Robotics unit
Review by Chris C. on 07/17/20 review stating Great intro to my Robotics unit
I use this as an intro to my Robotics unit in my classroom. We start off using Carnegie Mellons RobotC curriculum (Go TEAM RED!), so there is a great connection to what happens in the video and what will happen in class.

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Chris C. reviewed NOVA: The Great Robot Race DVD
5 star rating
Great intro to my Robotics unit
Review by Chris C. review stating Great intro to my Robotics unit
I use this as an intro to my Robotics unit in my classroom. We start off using Carnegie Mellons RobotC curriculum (Go TEAM RED!), so there is a great connection to what happens in the video and what will happen in class.
T
Teacher J. reviewed NOVA: The Great Robot Race DVD
5 star rating
Great for math, cs robotics educators!
Review by Teacher J. review stating Great for math, cs robotics educators!
I have used this DVD in my classroom for years and the students never tire of it! Its gripping story telling belies the fact that it covers the key areas of technology development (even getting back up from failure). Many of the key players are still in the industry so an add-on where are they now assignment demonstrates just how far weve come from this challenge.
J
Joe P. reviewed NOVA: The Great Robot Race DVD
5 star rating
Great Show!
Review by Joe P. review stating Great Show!
I personalty think that the movie is great, and my son adores it too! Great rainy day movie for 12-100 year olds, who like robotics. GO STANLEY!
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