Maybe These Aren’t the Droids We are Looking For
Published on Jun 11, 2015
Why do humans make robots in their own image? At the 2015 Darpa Robotic Challenge, most of the robots competing to open doors, walk over rubble, and drive a vehicle walked like humans. And they fell over a lot. WIRED writer Matt Simon looks at why two-legged robots seem like a good idea.
The 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals
Published on Jun 12, 2015
The DARPA Challenge is a competitive obstacle course that allows robotics teams to win millions in prize money. More than that, the challenge displays the future benefits of general purpose robots that could aide in future disaster relief.
The US Military's Robot World Championship
Published on Jun 30, 2015
MOTHERBOARD goes behind the scenes at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals in Los Angeles, where teams behind the world's most advanced search and rescue robots compete for millions of dollars in prize funding from the US Department of Defense. Think of it as Game 7 of the World Series of ground-based, semi-autonomous robots, two of which we first met while filming our documentary INHUMAN KIND. Which robot will come out on top, and which robots will crack under the pressure?
DARPA Robotics Challenge: Team THOR
Published on Jul 1, 2015
THOR (Tactical Hazardous Operations Robot) was one of the humanoid robots we met at the DARPA Robotics Challenge, designed and built by students at UCLA and the University of Pennsylvania. We chat with Steve McGill of Team THOR to learn about the disaster relief scenario and how teams direct their robots in each part of the obstacle course.
Find out more about Team THOR and their robot here
Rescue Bots Compete in the 2015 DARPA Challenge
Published on Jul 1, 2015
When we spoke to Henrik Christensen of Georgia Tech, he told us about a robotics challenge that blew our minds. A robot would have to operate a vehicle, drive to a location, walk into a building, navigate stairs, knock a hole in a wall and manipulate some controls. The results are in – which teams succeeded in building a robot capable of completing all the tasks and what actually happened?
WPI-CMU DRC Finals Day 1: Time Lapse X20
Published on Jul 5, 2015
The DARPA time lapse footage (sped up by a factor of 20) of Team WPI-CMU's run on Day 1 of the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals June 5, 2015.
WPI-CMU DRC Finals Day 2: Time Lapse X20
Published on Jul 5, 2015
The DARPA time lapse footage (sped up by a factor of 20) of Team WPI-CMU's run on Day 2 of the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals June 6, 2015.
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