DARPA Robotics Challenge
Half a day left to register ...
https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=DARP136E
As they say here http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/design-engineering/news/darpa-seeks-humanoid-robots-for-xprize-type-contest-60686?tmp=0&utm_source=DNG&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DNG-EN04122012&e=9z4w6Wq4yprMw4q
"...Officially, DARPAs Robotics Challenge will launch in October 2012. According to the agency, competing teams will be expected to create robots capable of successfully navigating a series of staged disaster-response scenarios. Full details of the contest are available on DARPAs web site but the full list of tasks include:
* Drive a utility vehicle at the site.
* Travel dismounted across rubble.
* Remove debris blocking an entryway.
* Open a door and enter a building.
* Climb an industrial ladder and traverse an industrial walkway.
* Use a tool to break through a concrete panel.
* Locate and close a valve near a leaking pipe.
* Replace a component such as a cooling pump.
..."
https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=DARP136E
As they say here http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/design-engineering/news/darpa-seeks-humanoid-robots-for-xprize-type-contest-60686?tmp=0&utm_source=DNG&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DNG-EN04122012&e=9z4w6Wq4yprMw4q
"...Officially, DARPAs Robotics Challenge will launch in October 2012. According to the agency, competing teams will be expected to create robots capable of successfully navigating a series of staged disaster-response scenarios. Full details of the contest are available on DARPAs web site but the full list of tasks include:
* Drive a utility vehicle at the site.
* Travel dismounted across rubble.
* Remove debris blocking an entryway.
* Open a door and enter a building.
* Climb an industrial ladder and traverse an industrial walkway.
* Use a tool to break through a concrete panel.
* Locate and close a valve near a leaking pipe.
* Replace a component such as a cooling pump.
..."