Led by Brian Beckius, PropelX team will be announcing official entrance
into Google Lunar X Prize competition at ESC Silicon Valley and
demonstrating its moon rover
SAN FRANCISCO, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- TechInsights today announced
that ESC Silicon Valley (http://www.cmp-egevents.com/web/esv/home) will be
a primary sponsor for PropelX (http://www.propelx.com/), a team that is
competing for the $20 million Google Lunar X Prize
(http://www.googlelunarxprize.org/). The mission is to create a Moon Lander
and Robot Rover, and to safely land the Rover on the surface of the moon
where it is to travel 500 meters and send images and data back to Earth.
Brian Beckius, owner of North Star Machining
(http://www.northstarmachining.com/), and his PropelX team have displayed
the spirit, motivation and innovation that defines an ESC attendee.
During ESC Silicon Valley, held from April 14th through 18th, Beckius
will be demonstrating the team's moon rover while officially announcing
their entrance into the Google Lunar X Prize and their team name. In
addition to debuting the rover to the public, the PropelX Team will also be
meeting with parties interested in helping the team achieve their quest for
the $20 million prize.
To view the Moon Rover in action, go here
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1GOGdNdQNc&feature=related):
Commentary:
Richard Nass for TechInsights
"Each year the engineering world gathers at ESC Silicon Valley to share
the latest innovations; teaching and collaborating with one another to
further their own skill sets. Brian Beckius and his team are a terrific
demonstration of the ESC spirit. Their attempt at the Google Lunar X Prize
is not only inspiring, but will be a source of great excitement for
everyone at the event and beyond."
Brian Beckius, president of Team PropelX,
"The rover on the moon project is heavily dependent on embedded
systems. Since this is a volunteer project, we thought it was only right to
unveil it at the world's most influential conference on embedded systems.
Our expectation is that we will be able to attract new volunteers and
network with interested companies at the ESC."
MultiMedia:
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India, the Embedded Systems Conference empowers the global design
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Contact:
Jessica Devaney or Leslie Denson, Horn Group (on behalf of TechInsights)
jdevaney@horngroup.com / ldenson@horngroup.com
617.431.1020
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http://www.propelx.com http://www.googlelunarxprize.org
http://www.northstarmachining.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1GOGdNdQNc&feature=related
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