Automatons from around the globe to compete in Darpa Robotics Challenge’s simulated disaster.
Do robots need passports? The Pentagon’s research arm will host two-legged automatons from five nations, including China, alongside homegrown offerings in a contest to test their capabilities helping out in a simulated disaster.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Darpa, on Thursday unveiled the 25 teams that will face off in June for a $2 million top prize, racing—very slowly—against the clock to perform tasks including driving a car, climbing a ladder and turning off a valve.
The Darpa Robotics Challenge is the latest in a series of contests designed to stimulate interest from companies and academia in developing cutting-edge technology, with previous events devoted to driverless vehicles and self-healing computers that can defend themselves against cyberattacks.
WNU Editor: Even China has decided to participate in this competition .... I guess this is one way for them to look at what the competition is doing.
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