Robots to the rescue

• Autores: Hal Hodson
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2934, 2013, págs. 19-20
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In a side-street warehouse near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the world's most advanced humanoid robots hangs limp from a steel gantry. Feet angled down like a ballet dancer, it is nearly 2 meters tall and as heavy as a sumo wrestler. This is an Atlas robot, one of seven made by robotics company Boston Dynamics to take part in the DARPA Robotics Challenge, run by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The robots will face eight challenges, including traversing uneven ground, getting into and driving a rescue vehicle, breaking down a wall and shutting off valves. There is more than glory and $2 million prize money at stake: the competition could change the future of robotics research.