Bend’s Mel Siegel knows more about self-driving cars than perhaps anyone else in town. He’s a Professor Emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute in Pittsburgh—and an authority on the subject. In honor of the transportation issue, Mel answered some questions about the future of ground transportation. Source Weekly: How long will it take until […]
Howard Leff
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Rock Party
Climbers hit the wall for Bend competition
Joey Jannsen creates problems for other people. Specifically, the more than 100 sport climbers descending on the Bend Rock Gym this week to compete in the Bend Boulder Bash. Jannsen’s job? Set vertical obstacle course “routes” for those making their way up the bouldering wall. He’s the head “setter,” which puts him in charge of […]