DARPA has some details about its new Robotics Challenge, which we first told you about last week. Anyone have a robot that can drive a car for a $2 million prize?
Formally announced Tuesday, the new challenge will take place during the next two years, with the first phase kicking off in October. The goal is to develop robots that can work in dangerous environments engineered for humans, not robots. They could potentially protect humans from harm by making repairs or scouting terrain. DARPA specifically mentions the nuclear disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant as an example of why this type of robot would be useful.
via Popular Science
