DARPA launches $2,000,000 Robotics Challenge
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DARPA has launched its Robotics Challenge, in which teams will compete to develop a robot that can assist humans at disaster sites
The PETMAN humanoid robot (Photo: Boston Dynamics)
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Attention, BEAR, MABEL, and SAFFiR: You may be able to win your makers two million bucks! That’s the amount that DARPA is offering to the victorious team in its recently-announced Robotics Challenge. The winning robot will be the one that best meets a series of challenges, designed to test its ability to provide assistance in disaster scenarios.
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