This paper summarizes observations and lessons learned by the WPI-CMU team and self-
reports made by many of the DARPA Robotics Challenge teams on what happened at the …

Conclusions We expect to see great strides in a number of directions as a result of the DRC,
including new crosslinkages in the robotics community. In the end, the community wins …

On July 30, 2002, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced a
“Grand Challenge” to robotics researchers, engineers, inventors, and hobbyists across the …

Abstract The DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) program conducted a series of prize-based
competition events to develop and demonstrate technology for disaster response. This …

Operating a high degree of freedom mobile manipulator, such as a humanoid, in a field
scenario requires constant situational awareness, capable perception modules, and …

Robots that solve complex tasks in environments too dangerous for humans to enter are
desperately needed, eg, for search and rescue applications. We describe our mobile …

In recent years, the influence of robotics in search-and-rescue missions has become
relevant. Robots can provide human rescue teams with valuable information about the …

The DARPA Robotics Challenge trials offer insights into how the robotics community
approaches the design of intelligent systems and the role of supervision and simulation. A …

In December 2013, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotics
Challenge (DRC) Trials were held in Homestead, Florida. The DRC Trials were designed to …

(RAS) Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT), the Humanitarian
Robotics and Automation Technology Challenge (HRATC) provides a unique opportunity for …