{"id":2611,"date":"2016-05-11T10:44:23","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T10:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=2611"},"modified":"2023-06-08T19:53:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T19:53:19","slug":"elcano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2016\/05\/11\/elcano","title":{"rendered":"Amazon selects self-driving bike for $75K grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n      <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/elcano.jpg\" alt=\"elcano\" class=\"wp-image-27888\"><\/figure>\n\n          <p>\n\tAmazon has decided to award $75,000 to support the research of University of Washington Bothell Affiliate Professor Tyler Folsom who is developing a self-driving tricycle.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<br \/>\n\tFolsom says the money will fund student interns over the next year as they work on the Elcano Project. <br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\t&ldquo;The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elcanoproject.org\/655-2\/\">Elcano Project<\/a> aims to make self-drive real for students and hobbyists, and build a popular demand to go ahead with traffic automation,&rdquo; says Folsom who teaches in the Division of Computing and Software Systems in the School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\tThe Elcano Project provides a blueprint for building an experimental automated vehicle using electronics and sensors costing under $2,000.  A tricycle with a battery-powered motor and a top speed under 20 mph is legally a bicycle, and thus street-legal without license, registration or insurance, Folsom says.<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\tThe funding comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/catalyst.amazon.com\/\">Amazon Catalyst<\/a>, an initiative to promote bold projects with global impact proposed by members of the University of Washington community.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe name of the project, Elcano, is a subtle hint that we can do better than the standard story, says Folsom.<br \/>\n\t<br \/>\n\tThe trike was originally built to compete in Seattle Robotic Society&#039;s Robo-Magellan contest. The explorer Magellan did not complete the trip around the world for which he is famous. He was killed in the Philippines. A crewman, Juan Sebastian Elcano, led the 18 survivors of Magellan&#039;s expedition back to Spain in 1522. 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