XPRIZE Wildfire finalists found the fire and did not put it out
No team won a grand prize at XPRIZE Wildfire. On the Alaska autonomous course, three finalists detected the high-risk fire in under 10 minutes and none fully extinguished it. Anduril placed first. The New York Post reported Anduril's 1.2 million dollar first-place award and the 10-minute suppression task.
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Three finalists found the fire within 10 minutes
No team won either grand prize at XPRIZE Wildfire. On the autonomous course in Alaska, 3 finalists detected the high-risk fire in under 10 minutes, and none fully extinguished it. Ars Technica quotes program director Andrea Santy: one team hit the fire inside 10 minutes but did not put enough suppressant on it. Anduril placed first on the autonomous track. The New York Post reported that teams had to locate a high-risk fire inside a 1,000-square-kilometer area and completely suppress it within 10 minutes.[1], [2]
Anduril took first place and $1.2 million
The New York Post reported that Anduril won 1.2 million dollars for first place on the autonomous-response track after the June test in Alaska. Ars Technica says the space track's goal of detecting fires in Australia within 10 minutes also left its grand prize unclaimed. The announcement was on 23 September. The field tests were in earlier months.[2], [1]
Both grand prizes went unclaimed
Ars Technica's point is the miss: the fire was found inside 10 minutes and was not put out, so the grand prize stayed unclaimed. The New York Post's point is the placing: Anduril finished first and took 1.2 million dollars for that autonomous track. The two pages describe one competition result. Ars Technica says 3 finalists on the Alaska autonomous course detected the high-risk fire in under 10 minutes and none fully extinguished it. Program director Andrea Santy said one team hit the fire inside 10 minutes without enough suppressant to knock it down. Anduril placed first on that track. The space track's Australia detection goal also left its grand prize unclaimed. The announcement was on 23 September and the field tests were earlier. The New York Post says Anduril won 1.2 million dollars for first place after the June test, on a task covering 1,000 square kilometers and a 10-minute suppression window. Anduril's first place left the grand prize unclaimed after the fire stayed alight inside the 10-minute window.[1], [2]
