The 10 Robots You’ll Meet At The DARPA Robotics Challenge

Seventeen teams will gather at the Homestead-Miami Speedway later this month to compete in the DARPA Robotics Challenge. Which bot do you think has what it takes to win?

1. Robosimian

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No monkey business: NASA Jet Propulsion Labs’ simian-inspired robot sports four general-purpose limbs and hands.

2. Carnegie Mellon University Highly Intelligent Mobile Platform (CHIMP)

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Is it a CHIMP, is it a tank? A little of both.

3. DRC-HUBO

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HUBO brothers, one from Korea and one from Philadelphia, compete for best bot!

4. VALKYRIE

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From the people that brought Robonaut to space, the NASA team at Johnson Space Center brings 20 years of experience developing robots.

5. HRP-2

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Made in Japan. 幸運!

6. THOR

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Although it does not wield a magical hammer, THOR still hopes to save the world.

7. Chiron

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Greek mythology comes to life!

8. Intelligent Pioneer

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China's Intelligent Pioneer is one of four bots to enter into the competition without DARPA funding.

9. Buddy

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Meet the 3-D printed rescue robot! The team followed Colin Chapman’s automotive design advice: “Simplify, then add lightness”

10. Atlas

Say hello to ATLAS, one of the most advanced humanoid robots ever built! A total of seven teams will be using this robot during the competition.

***Bonus: there will be (robot) cats***

A large exposition of today’s robots will be on display at the DARPA Robotics Challenge, including WildCat, the off-leash version of DARPA’s fast-running Cheetah, and the LS3 robotic mule.

Don’t wait for disaster to strike to see these robots in action. The 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge will take place at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida December 20-21 and will be open to the public. Get more information and enter for your chance to have a photo taken with one of the robots at http://www.theroboticschallenge.org.

Can't make it to Florida? Follow the event on Twitter using #DARPADRC.