Yost, S.A.Rykoff, E.S.Aharonian, F.Akerlof, C.W.Ashley, M.C.B.Barthelmy, S.Gehrels, N.2025-01-272025-01-2720060735403260978-073540326-01551-7616https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2207919https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/12571GAMMA-RAY BURSTS IN THE SWIFT ERA: 16th Maryland Astrophysics Conference -- 29 November 2005 through 2 December 2005 -- Washington, D.C. --We report the successful performance of the Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment (ROTSE) to promptly-disseminated Swift GRB triggers. ROTSE-III is a worldwide network of 4 unfiltered 0.45m optical telescopes. The telescopes operate robotically, automatically responding to GRB position triggers with a preset observations sequence. Including weather and other downtime, ROTSE-III can immediately respond to ?40% of Swift trigger positions, with shutter open within approximately 6-8 seconds from the trigger dissemination. We discuss improvements made possible in the automated response the the small, accurate Swift error boxes. We report ROTSE-III's general results, including OTs discovered or confirmed, the distribution of imaging start times relative to the GRB duration, and an overview of OT lightcurves. © 2006 American Institute of Physics.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessGamma-rays: bursts; Optical instrumentsConference Object83634935210.1063/1.22079192-s2.0-33845596242Q4