DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC), The Homestead Speedway, Homestead, Florida December 20-21, 2013

Say hello to the robots that will be competing in the December 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials at the Homestead-Miami Speedway! Which is your favorite?

The robots shown here are in various states of readiness. The teams have until December to complete their bots for the initial round of physical competition in the DARPA Robotics Challenge. The goal of the competition is to advance the technology required to create robots to assist humans in disaster response.

The six Track A robots will compete against seven teams using the Atlas robot, created by Boston Dynamics for DARPA, and against an unknown number of teams from Track D.

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This video outlines ihmc's work with the Atlas robot supplied by Boston Dynamics for the DARPA Robotics Challenge. The video depicts ihmc's progress as of December 15th, 2013.

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At the 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Fla., officials discuss the difficulties of building humanoid robots and what the future holds for rescue-based robots.

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A documentary about the Tartan Rescue Team and CHIMP competing in the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials. Ten minutes, with audio.

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Six months after a team from Worcester Polytechnic Institute qualified at the DARPA Robotics Trials for the 2015 finals, Computerworld checks in to see how the team is prepping for the next stage.

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As the team from Worcester Polytechnic Institute prepares for next year's DARPA Robotics Challenge finals, they discuss how to get their humanoid robot to make more decisions with less human input.

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The robotics team from Worcester Polytechnic Institute talks about the challenges of getting their ATLAS robot out of a vehicle without falling down.

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With eight months to go, the team at WPI discusses how they plan on improving their Atlas robot and make it faster

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WPI's Atlas Robot, WARNER, is set to undergo major upgrades from Boston Dynamics, which means the team has six weeks without getting to use the robot in preparation for the finals.

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