Gallery: The Scary-Dexterous Robots of the Darpa Challenge
MIT01Team MIT: Helios
The Helios from Team MIT is a version of the Atlas robot from Boston Dynamics. [#iframe: https://www.youtube.com/embed/bG2I-q6Vvs8](560x315)||||||
NASA02Team RoboSimian: RoboSimian
Designed by members of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, this robot's movements are less human and more primate. [#iframe: https://www.youtube.com/embed/3HFXO_qx5ZY](560x315)||||||
DARPA03Team KAIST: DRC-HUBO
HUBO is a robot model designed and commercialized by Rainbow Co., founded by alumni from the Seoul-based KAIST Humanoid Robot Research Center (Hubo Lab).
DARPA04Team SNU: THORMANG
This particular THORMANG robot is led and operated by a team hailing from Seoul National University.
DARPA05Team ROBOTIS: THORMANG 2
The other THORMANG's twin; only this one is operated by Seoul-based company ROBOTIS, as well as Korea Tech University and the Korea Robotics Society.
DARPA06Team THOR: THOR-OP
THOR-OP is based off a collaborative design spearheaded by Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory at UCLA and the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Laboratory at UPenn.
DARPA07Team ViGIR: Florian
One of the two Virginia Tech-led teams, Florian is another Atlas robot that's been modified for this competition.
DARPA08Team Intelligent Pioneer: IP-2
The sole team competing from mainland China, the IP-2 is an upgrade from the earlier model that qualified for DRC 2013.
DARPA09Team HKU: Atlas
A joint effort by teams at Hong Kong University and Case Western Reserve, using the classic Atlas model from Boston Dyanamics.
DARPA10Team-DRC-Hubo-Robot-on-Terrain-adj2
Another Hubo robot--this time operated by a robotics team from the University of Las Vegas. May the best Hubo win!
DARPA11Team Grit: Cog-Burn
One of the more unique entries, Cog-Burn was created by Grit Robotics and engineers from Colorado Mesa University.
DARPA12Team HRP2-Tokyo
There are two HRP2 robots competing in the DRC Finals. This one is led by a team from the University of Tokyo, and is also nearly 10 years old.
13Team Aero (Name N/A)
Another robot fielded by a team from the University of Tokyo.
DARPA14Team NimbRo Rescue: Momaro
A quadruped on wheels, Momaro was conceived at the University of Bonn.
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