Robot racing to rescue in America

17 robots rescued on December 20 participated in competitions and showed skillful and flexible ability at an international competition in the US.

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DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials is an international competition organized to pave the way for applications to develop new generations of rescue robots, with the desire to use robots in rescue operations when natural disasters occur. The competition was held at the Homestead Miami Speedway, Florida state, USA, on December 20 and 21. In the picture is Buddy robot performing the task of closing an open valve .

At the competition, robots performed tasks such as climbing stairs, breaking doors, controlling vehicles through racks, terrain, cleaning and removing obstacles, closing / opening doors, breaking walls. . In the picture is a robot performing the task of climbing stairs 2.4m high.

S-one robot is a representative of Japanese robot manufacturer Schaft attending the competition.In the picture, the robot is carrying out the task of opening a heavy door.S-one robot has two legs and weighs 95kg.The S-one has shown superiority and flexibility compared to other robots when doing 8 challenges easily.

Researchers hope the robots will be used for rescue operations when natural disasters such as tsunamis, storms, floods, earthquakes . occur.At the same time, the technology used to design robots hopefully can be applied in the field of security and defense.

CHIMP rescue robot , Carnegie Mellon University's products and the US National Robot Research Center, are on the task of drilling at the competition on December 21.

17 robots from 17 groups from 5 countries around the world participated in this contest.The groups with the highest scores will be selected for the final round, which takes place early next year.In the picture is a 6-legged robot of the Chiron group from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.