DARPA Robotics Challenge

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June 16, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/behind-the-scenes-darpa-robotics-challenge/37890/pictures"> 24 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/behind-the-scenes-darpa-robotics-challenge/37890/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/drc-2015-garage.JPG" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>We've looked closely at the on track action at the recent <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-drc-finals-2015-results-kaist-win/37914/">2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge</a>, but there's a lot more to the story. Gizmag went behind the scenes to explore the "garage" where the teams tended their sophisticated charges in order to learn more about what makes the world's most advanced robots tick.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/behind-the-scenes-darpa-robotics-challenge/37890/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37975"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37975"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/"> — Robotics </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/interview-lockheed-martin-drc-robotics/37975/">Interview: Lockheed Martin's Todd Danko on the DRC Finals and the future of robotics</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - June 14, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/interview-lockheed-martin-drc-robotics/37975/pictures"> 10 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/interview-lockheed-martin-drc-robotics/37975/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/drc-lockheed-interview.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>One of the 24 teams competing at the <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-drc-finals-2015-results-kaist-win/37914/">2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge</a> – and the only team fielded by a large private company – was Lockheed Martin's Team Trooper and its robot Leo. To find out more about what goes into programming a humanoid robot and the future of robotics, we talked to the team leader, Todd Danko.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/interview-lockheed-martin-drc-robotics/37975/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37906"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37906"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/"> — Robotics </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/drc-robotics-technology/37906/">Advanced robotics technology showcased at DRC</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - June 13, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/drc-robotics-technology/37906/pictures"> 67 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/drc-robotics-technology/37906/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/drc-2015-exhibition.JPG" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>The recent <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-drc-finals-2015-results-kaist-win/37914/">2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Finals</a> saw the world's most advanced robots facing off against one another, but outside the grandstand was a whole other show as universities, companies, and DARPA itself staged an exhibition of the latest in robots and robotic technology. We took a stroll around the booths.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/drc-robotics-technology/37906/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37914"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37914"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/"> — Robotics </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-drc-finals-2015-results-kaist-win/37914/">South Korea's Team KAIST wins 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - June 8, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-drc-finals-2015-results-kaist-win/37914/pictures"> 92 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-drc-finals-2015-results-kaist-win/37914/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/drc-2015-day-two.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>The <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-robotic-challenge-drc-finals-day-one/37889/">2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge</a> has come to a close with South Korea's Team KAIST and its DRC-HUBO robot taking first prize in the US$3.5 million competition. The US Department of Defense's project to develop robots that can help responders in disaster areas saw KAIST beat 23 other teams from around the world in front of a crowd of 10,000 people.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-drc-finals-2015-results-kaist-win/37914/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37889"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37889"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/"> — Robotics </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-robotic-challenge-drc-finals-day-one/37889/">Robots square off at the 2015 DRC Finals</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - June 7, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-robotic-challenge-drc-finals-day-one/37889/pictures"> 30 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-robotic-challenge-drc-finals-day-one/37889/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/drc-2015-day-one-a.JPG" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>A sporting event where a contestant opens a door, promptly falls on their face, and then stands up again sounds like less than riveting, but on Friday some 10,000 people at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, cheered and screamed encouragement as exactly that happened. Of course, the fact that the contender was a robot called Tartan Rescue and the competition was the first day of the <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-robotics-challenge-2015-preview/37450/">DARPA Robotics Challenge</a> (DRC) Final 2015 had something to do with it. Aimed at creating robots that may one day help responders during major disasters, the two-day Challenge is host to 23 international teams competing for US$3.5 million in prizes.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-robotic-challenge-drc-finals-day-one/37889/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37825"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37825"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/"> — Robotics </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/atrias-robot-platforms/37825/">ATRIAS robot now blindly takes platforms in its stride</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/author/nick-lavars/" rel="author">Nick Lavars</a> - June 2, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/atrias-robot-platforms/37825/pictures"> 3 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/atrias-robot-platforms/37825/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/atrias-platform.png" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>As we count down to this weekend's DARPA Robotics Challenge, the competition is already heating up. Coming hot on the heels of MIT's leaping and bounding robotic cheetah is Oregon State University's ATRIAS bipedal robot. The team behind this ostrich-like machine has showcased its latest talent, the ability to blindly walk over the top of obstacles in its path.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/atrias-robot-platforms/37825/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37450"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37450"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/"> — Robotics </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-robotics-challenge-2015-preview/37450/">25 teams prepare for 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - May 17, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-robotics-challenge-2015-preview/37450/pictures"> 12 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-robotics-challenge-2015-preview/37450/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/drc-2015-preview.jfif" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>On June 5 and 6, the 2015 DARPA Robotic Challenge (DRC) Finals will take place at Fairplex in Pomona, California. Open to the public, it will see 25 international teams compete for US$3.5 million in prizes as part of an effort to develop robots for disaster relief. Here's what to expect.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-robotics-challenge-2015-preview/37450/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="36602"> <div class="article-top" data-article="36602"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/"> — Robotics </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/atrias-bipedal-robots/36602/">ATRIAS bipedal robot can take a beating and keep walking</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/author/eric-mack/" rel="author">Eric Mack</a> - March 18, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/atrias-bipedal-robots/36602/pictures"> 8 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/atrias-bipedal-robots/36602/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/atrias.png" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> The great tradition of designing robots inspired by the many beautiful forms of locomotion seen in the animal kingdom likely predates robotics itself, arguably stretching all the way back to Michelangelo's time. Standing on the shoulders of such giants is ATRIAS, a series of human-sized <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/bipedal-robotic-locomotion-amber-2/29603/" target="_blank">bipedal robots</a> that remind us of other two-legged creatures like the ostrich or emu. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/atrias-bipedal-robots/36602/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="35692"> <div class="article-top" data-article="35692"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/"> — Robotics </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/atlas-robot-untethered/35692/">Redesigned Atlas robot can walk tether-free </a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/" rel="author">David Szondy</a> - January 23, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/atlas-robot-untethered/35692/pictures"> 2 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/atlas-robot-untethered/35692/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/atlas-robot-untethered.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> Like a teenager going off to college, DARPA's Atlas robot has cut the tether and is walking on its own without a safety line. The centerpiece of this year's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-robotics-challenge-the-winners-are/30007/" target="_blank">DARPA Robotics Challenge</a> (DRC), the upgraded Atlas robot was unveiled to the competing teams in Waltham, Massachusetts last week during a technical shakeout. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/atlas-robot-untethered/35692/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="35568"> <div class="article-top" data-article="35568"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/"> — Robotics </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/snake-monster-reconfigurable-modular-robot/35568/">Snake Monster robot can be easily reconfigured to suit user needs</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/author/colin-jeffrey/" rel="author">Colin Jeffrey</a> - January 13, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/snake-monster-reconfigurable-modular-robot/35568/pictures"> 3 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250/http://www.gizmag.com/snake-monster-reconfigurable-modular-robot/35568/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150707005250im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/snake-monster-robot-2.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has created a new robot that has six legs, looks creepily like a spider when it walks, and is dubbed "Snake Monster". 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