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DARPA Shredder Challenge Solved


DARPA Shredder Challenge chads

DARPA Shredder Challenge puzzle #1 consisted of more than 200 chads of torn, yellow lined paper with handwritten text.

Credit: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

The eight-person winning team used original computer algorithms to narrow the search space and then relied on human observation to move the pieces into their final positions.

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