Posted on 06/07/2015 2:02:27 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The contest is a battle of robots on an obstacle course meant to simulate conditions similar to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant disaster.
Team Kaist's DRC-Hubo humanoid robot defeated 22 others to win the top $2m prize from the US Department of Defense's Darpa research unit.
The robots had an hour to complete a series of tasks, such as a driving a car and walking up steps.
The challenge involved a series of tasks for the robots to complete, somewhat autonomously, with intermittent connectivity with their operators to simulate real disaster conditions.
The challenge was the first where robots performed without being tethered and there were plenty of hard falls, soliciting groans and laughter from the crowds at the contest in Pomona, California.
The other tasks the robots were set included getting out of a car, opening a door, drilling a hole in a wall, turning a valve and crossing rubble either by clearing a path or walking over it.
Team Kaist was the fastest, completing all the tasks in 44 minutes and 28 seconds....
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Been there, lectured there many years ago, invited by its Director back in the '80s. He and I had been fellow doctoral students and close friends, same thesis advisor.
Impressive!
I want to see the video!
I am such a nerd. I love this stuff.
Second place was an American team based in Florida. Third place was maybe a UK team judging by their name? I see this stuff as good healthy competition.
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