This story is a prime example of how powerful and useful a PS3 can be outside of gaming. Axion Racing out of San Diego is using a Sony PS3 running Linux in an unmanned vehicle said to have driven Colorado’s Pikes Peak.
Axion Racing’s “Spirit” UAV is built on a 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee body and frame. This vehicle is loaded with stereo cameras, infrared cameras, GPS and of course a Sony PS3. Who said video game consoles had to be for just video games?
Team Leader Bill Kehaly jokes, “We felt having cars drive themselves was getting a little too easy, so we threw the Sony PlayStation into our bag of tricks.”
Via Linux Devices
5 Comments to Linux-Powered PS3 Pilots SUV
by: Xboxlenny
On August 10, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Thats neat. Good thing it wasent an Xbox 360. The 360 could give the Red Ring of death in the middle of the run and drive off pikes peak and crash. I can see why they choose the more stable PS3.
by: THELORD
On August 10, 2007 at 12:46 pm
@Xboxlenny, ya true that man, true that, lmao
oh dam, i made myself cry, well at least my 360 is crying at me, lol
by: Peter
On August 10, 2007 at 2:13 pm
…what?
by: Douche
On August 10, 2007 at 4:38 pm
and the point of this is what exactly?
by: THELORD
On August 10, 2007 at 9:50 pm
@ previous two comments, the ‘point’ of this is to build a vehicle to navigate a city environment completely on its own, its sponsored by a lot of car manufacturers, scientists, even the American Military, you could think of it as a step towards A.I.