GigaomGoogle drops out of the DARPA Robotics Challenge to focus on a commercial bot
Despite its big win in the trials competition in December, the SCHAFT robot will no longer compete. Its maker was acquired by Google earlier this year. Read more »
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Despite its big win in the trials competition in December, the SCHAFT robot will no longer compete. Its maker was acquired by Google earlier this year. Read more »
The winning teams will move on to the final competition a year from now. In the interim, they’ll work at improving their robots. Read more »
Seventeen teams will spend two days navigating robots through difficult scenarios meant to mimic a rescue in a disaster situation. Read more »