The DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) was created with a clear vision: spur development of advanced robots that can assist humans in mitigating and recovering from future natural and man-made disasters.

WORCESTER, Mass. — A vehicle drives toward a disaster site, robot at the wheel. The robot stops the car and then steps out to walk toward the disaster. That’s not scene from the latest sci-fi movie, ...

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On the chilly morning of October 9, 2005, spectators held their breath as a 16,000-pound robotic truck known as TerraMax started down the steep, narrow cliffs of Nevada's Beer Bottle Pass. The day ...

In June, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency wrapped up its Robotics Challenge and awarded millions of dollars to the winning robotics teams from the United States and South Korea. But how ...

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A 10-school collaboration led by Drexel University is one of several groups worldwide who are working to advance robotics technology for disaster relief as part of a challenge laid down by the U.S.

Last week, the seven teams that passed through a critical early stage in DARPA's $2 million Robotics Challenge met their newest teammate, Atlas. The 6-foot-2, 330-pound machine is one of the most ...

To aid in logistics and resupply missions, DARPA wants to reimagine how drones lift and carry payloads. Check out the development agency’s Lift Challenge.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from the 440th S&E (Search and Extraction Team) along with members of the Tift County Fire and Rescue work together to log roll a patient onto a stretcher to be ...