Carnegie Mellon University Red Team · research vehicle
H1ghlander
A modified Hummer H1 that took third place for CMU's Red Team in the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge.
- Price
- —research vehicle, not sold
- Autonomy
- DriverlessHow it runs
- Driverless
- TestingSince 2005-10-08
- Fleet
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
A retired vehicle from Carnegie Mellon University Red Team.
Real-world use
Finished the 212 km course in 7 h 14 min on 8 October 2005.
Timeline
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Carnegie Mellon University Red TeamCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless tests only
- Where it runs
- DARPA Grand Challenge course
- Driverless since
- 2005-10-08
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current vehicles.
- 255 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (H1ghlander)
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. Does its job with nobody at the controls.
Lineage
Every Carnegie Mellon University Red Team vehicle in order.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedresearch vehicle, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. Few robots match closely, so these are the nearest matches. How we choose
| Measure | H1ghlanderCarnegie Mellon University Red Team |  StanleyStanford Racing Team (Stanford University) with Volkswagen ERLSame job: DARPA Grand Challenge · Both on wheels · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2005-10-08 | 2005-10-08 |
| Status | Retired | Retired |
| Height | — | — |
| Weight | — | — |
| Joints | — | — |
| Speed | — | — |
| Payload | — | — |
| Battery | — | — |
| Price | — | — |
Sources
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