A team of roboticists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology claimed a $2 million prize on Saturday that was offered by a Pentagon research agency for developing a mobile robot capable of operating in hazardous environments.
Twenty-five teams of university and corporate roboticists competed for the prize, which was first proposed in 2012 by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The robots were graded on their ability to complete eight tasks, including driving a vehicle, opening a door, operating a portable drill, turning a valve and climbing stairs, all in the space of an hour.
The Korean victory is a validation of the work of JunHo Oh, the designer of the Hubo family of humanoid robots that he has developed since 2002. The winning Hubo is a clever machine that can kneel and drive on wheels in addition to walking.
(Score: 3, Informative) by wonkey_monkey on Monday June 08 2015, @09:06AM
BBC News went with the much more interesting angle of "look at all these robots falling over."
The best one was the one that fell over and then flopped about like a dead fish.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 08 2015, @09:13AM
We need to bring back slavery, then we know for sure our stupid property is suffering when it falls over. Abolition was a mistake. Robots are a dead end. Bring back Slavery, for the Future!