DARPA competition

Disaster-Mitigating Robots Battle for $2 Million Pentagon Prize

Medicine & Technology May 29, 2015

On June 5th, the Pentagon will hold the final round of its Robotics Challenge, where 25 teams from around the world will vie for a $2 million prize to see whose robot can perform best amidst a simulated disaster zone. But there's more at stake than just money. The Pentagon hopes one day such robots might save lives.

DARPA competition

Disaster-Mitigating Robots Battle for $2 Million Pentagon Prize

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