Google Funds $30 Million USD Competition to Race Robots to the Moon

Google has funded a $30 million USD competition for five privately funded startups around the world to land a robot on the moon. The winner of the Lunar XPrize competition will win $20 million USD as a top payout and require's the team's robot to travel 500 meters across the moon's surface, transmit high-res images and video back to Earth. Although production will most likely exceed the prize money, the victor will also receive immense exposure to investors, scientists, and engineers looking to ...