I niko nema pojma zašto.
Podzemni prostori moraju da budu „trenutno zatvoreni za prolaznike“ i bilo bi idealno da pokrivaju površinu od „nekoliko gradskih blokova i da imaju kompleksan raspored“.
Attention, city dwellers! We're interested in identifying university-owned or commercially managed underground urban tunnels & facilities able to host research & experimentation. https://t.co/tHZ1Tqy5nV
It's short notice… We're asking for responses by Aug. 30 at 5:00 PM ET. pic.twitter.com/TSWO07bJam
— DARPA (@DARPA) August 28, 2019
Da čitava situacija bude još bizarnija, Darpa je tražila da svi ponuđači dostave svoje odgovore do 30. avgusta.
The ideal space would be a human-made underground environment spanning several city blocks w/ complex layout & multiple stories, including atriums, tunnels & stairwells. Spaces
that are currently closed off from pedestrians or can be temporarily used for testing are of
interest. pic.twitter.com/GkWKm2w2p9— DARPA (@DARPA) August 28, 2019
Ljudi pretpostavljaju da je zahtev Darpe povezan sa predstojećim „Podzemnim izazovom“, takmičenjem u kojima timovi stručnjaka prave robote koji mogu da mapiraju, kreću se kroz i pretražuju kompleksne podzemne prostorije, poput tunela, pećinskih sistema i podzemne urbane infrastrukture.
