Join Team Overbot
www.overbot.com
We are building a robot vehicle for the
DARPA Grand Challenge.


150 miles across the desert, no driver.

We have a shop in Redwood City, California. a working robot vehicle, and private funding.
If we win, volunteers will get a share of the $2,000,000 prize.
This is a opportunity to work on one of the most exciting projects in robotics today.

Volunteers
Interns
No pay, share the prize, time commitment 100 to 1000 hours. Half time, $15/hr, through October 2005. Bonus if we win.
In Silicon Valley. Principals only.

We're currently looking for people for these tasks:

GAME SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT
Our simulator is in Blender. We need it connected to QNX.		 STEERING CONTROL
We use Reynold's OpenSteer, a field-based planner.
VISUAL ROAD FOLLOWER
Our camera-based visual road follower needs work.		 MOVEMENT PLANNER
If we reach a dead end, then what? We need an "A*" planner.
SYSTEM WIRING INTEGRATION
Install and maintain on-vehicle wiring, sensors, and cabling. 		AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
We break it, you fix it.
SENSOR DATA VISUALIZATION
Put the data from the sensors into a 3D model using OpenGL, and transform that model to overlay it on camera imagery. 		SENSOR FUSION
Work with the LIDAR data and get it into a near-the-vehicle map for path planning.
PORTING/SYSADMIN
Port software from Linux and Windows to QNX. Administer the QNX machines, and build tools and scripts for the embedded systems. 		PUBLIC RELATIONS
Talk to the press and public. Deal with sponsors and contributors. Recruit team members. Maintain web site.
Interested? Send us your resume. Mail to join@overbot.com
For programming tasks, we'll want to see a thousand lines of C++ you're proud of.
If you are enrolled at Stanford, you can arrange to get project course credit. Normal academic standards apply and a report is required. Units and content are negotiable.
Contact Prof. Dennis Allison, allison@stanford.edu.
Team Overbot is an independent, non-profit organization.