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Divernan

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6. Shoutout to mahatmakanejeeves' earlier post which sank like a stone!

Sat Jul 4, 2015, 09:31 AM

Jul 2015

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mahatmakanejeeves (6,432 posts)

Welcome to the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals
Hat tip, Virginia Tech News: 2 College of Engineering robotics teams prep for DARPA Robotics Challenge finale

What is the DARPA Robotics Challenge?

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA for short, is the research arm of the U.S. Department of Defense. In 2011, the agency launched the Robotics Challenge as part of an effort to use humanoid robots as first responders for devastating events, such as the 2011 Japanese earthquake and resulting tsunami that heavily damaged a nuclear plant and rendered a large chunk of land uninhabitable. A total of $3.5 million is up for grabs.

Teams from around the world are competing, with some U.S. teams (including VALOR and ViGIR) receiving federal funding. Teams from foreign nations are competing without federal funding.

The event website is full of information on the competition, teams, venue, and more.

DARPA will live-stream all events Friday and Saturday, June 5-6.

Video: Meet ESCHER, the robot that rescues

2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge

Let's meet some of the contestants: DRC Finals - Qualified Teams

From Japan, Team NEDO-Hydra:

Local effort, Team ViGIR:

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The DARPA Robotics Challenge Was a Bust [View all] Divernan Jul 2015 OP

Shamelessly asking for 5 recs to keep this thread alive. Divernan Jul 2015 #1

Well, if you're going to remain our humble servant... randome Jul 2015 #4

LOL - for brute strength & endurance, it's robots for the win. Divernan Jul 2015 #5

Look, if you can't even get a robot to rec your post don't try to convince us PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #27

My first DU rec is yours pengu Jul 2015 #2

Thank you so much! And welcome to DU! Divernan Jul 2015 #3

Shoutout to mahatmakanejeeves' earlier post which sank like a stone! Divernan Jul 2015 #6

''Horticulture.'' Octafish Jul 2015 #7

Great comment! I'm still apalled at the way science and tech are mostly ignored by the media! LongTomH Jul 2015 #20

Absolutely. As you know, LongTomH, my unrequited flame is the space program... Octafish Jul 2015 #25

If there was a "sex-bot" catagory judged by porn stars the press would be all over it... hunter Jul 2015 #8

My brother does stuff for DARPA DFW Jul 2015 #9

OT, planning to read your book, which comes with high praise. Divernan Jul 2015 #12

Just bought ablamj Jul 2015 #21

Im hoping for some Dr. Whovian "timey-wimey" stuff! Divernan Jul 2015 #22

Well, everybody got something different out of it so far. DFW Jul 2015 #28

Many thanks for taking the time to share all that with us. Divernan Jul 2015 #29

Well, I'm still keeping my day job DFW Jul 2015 #30

I thoroughly enjoyed it. hunter Jul 2015 #32

The rise (and fall) of the machines pscot Jul 2015 #10

So failur as a public spectacle=failure? Adrahil Jul 2015 #11

The OP link makes point that past failures have led to great progress. Divernan Jul 2015 #13

Yeah, i get it. But I'm not a fan of click-bait, misleading headlines. nt Adrahil Jul 2015 #15

Nothing click bait about mag. w/awards for journalistic excellence. Divernan Jul 2015 #16

Yeah, i know and like the mag, i ahted the headline and implication. Adrahil Jul 2015 #17

I agree - yours is a much more positive headline. Divernan Jul 2015 #18

I didn't find out about it until clips from the finals hiy facebook in my social circle. The Animator Jul 2015 #14

My son won the world robotics championship in Singapore a few years ago.... madamvlb Jul 2015 #19

Wow! Most impressive! Belated congratulations! Divernan Jul 2015 #23

Thank you. madamvlb Jul 2015 #24

KnR. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #26

Thanks for the link. Quackers Jul 2015 #31