Video Friday: Meet the DARPA Robotics Challenge Teams
These are the teams facing off at the DRC Trials
UPDATED 12/21/13: DARPA posted more team profile videos, and we've included them below.
The DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials officially kicked off this morning, and you can actually watch some of the action in real time directly from the Homestead Miami Speedway, thanks to DARPA's live feeds. (Don't be disappointed if nothing much is happening when you tune in; that's how it's supposed to be, so be patient and soon you'll see robots doing things, or at least trying to do things.) DARPA has also been posting video profiles of the DRC teams, and that's what we'll bring you today in this special edition of Video Friday. And keep checking back for our continuing coverage of the DRC Trials!
Meet DRC Team Schaft
Meet DRC Team KAIST
Meet DRC Team DRC-Hubo
Meet DRC Team MIT
Meet DRC Team HKU
Meet DRC Team Chiron
Meet DRC Team Robosimian
Meet DRC Team Tartan Rescue
Meet DRC Team Mojavaton
Meet DRC Team THOR
Meet DRC Team TROOPER
Meet DRC Team ViGiR
Meet DRC Team NASA JSC Valkyrie
Meet DRC Team TRACLabs
Meet DRC Team WRECS WPI
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Erico Guizzo is the Director of Digital Innovation at IEEE Spectrum, and cofounder of the IEEE Robots Guide, an award-winning interactive site about robotics. He oversees the operation, integration, and new feature development for all digital properties and platforms, including the Spectrum website, newsletters, CMS, editorial workflow systems, and analytics and AI tools. An IEEE Member, he is an electrical engineer by training and has a master’s degree in science writing from MIT.