As the Chernobyl and Daiichi Fukushima nuclear disasters illustrated in unnerving clarity, mankind commands technology capable wreaking destruction we can’t clean up without putting people’s lives at risk. That’s why DARPA is hosting the DARPA Robotics Challenge, in hopes of jump starting development of tomorrow’s mechanical first responders.
But in order to win the ultimate $2 million purse, the six competing robots must first pass a grueling obstacle course. The eight stages, or tasks, are designed by DARPA engineers to put the contestants in situations they’re likely to encounter in crisis zones the world over.
via Gizmodo
