IEEE ENCS 1Q09 Newsletter

Region 3 Engineer of the Year

Grayson Randall recently received the Outstanding Engineer Award from IEEE Region 3 at SoutheastCon 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.  Mr. Randall was chosen from among over 30,000 engineers in the Southeastern United States.  The Outstanding Engineer Award was given for contribution to autonomous vehicle design.

 

Mr. Randall is President of Insight Technologies, Inc., a Morrisville company which specializes in ground based and underwater robots which are available for both commercial and military use.  Insight Technologies, Inc. performs both research and development for these robots.

 

Mr. Randall led the Insight Racing team in the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Grand Challenge series of races.  Insight Racing’s most recent entry was a computer driven Lotus Elise which was developed in conjunction with NC State University.  The Elise would drive through city traffic without remote control or any human intervention whatsoever. 






At a recent section meeting Charles Lord (Right) gives Grayson the award plaque he had accepted on his behalf at the SECON.