Gallery: The Scary-Dexterous Robots of the Darpa Challenge

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    MIT
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    Team 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)||||||
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    NASA
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    Team 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)||||||
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    DARPA
    03

    Team 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).
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    DARPA
    04

    Team SNU: THORMANG

    This particular THORMANG robot is led and operated by a team hailing from Seoul National University.
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    DARPA
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    Team 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.
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    DARPA
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    Team 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.
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    DARPA
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    Team ViGIR: Florian

    One of the two Virginia Tech-led teams, Florian is another Atlas robot that's been modified for this competition.
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    DARPA
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    Team 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.
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    DARPA
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    Team HKU: Atlas

    A joint effort by teams at Hong Kong University and Case Western Reserve, using the classic Atlas model from Boston Dyanamics.
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    DARPA
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    Team-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!
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    DARPA
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    Team Grit: Cog-Burn

    One of the more unique entries, Cog-Burn was created by Grit Robotics and engineers from Colorado Mesa University.
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    DARPA
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    Team 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.
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    Team Aero (Name N/A)

    Another robot fielded by a team from the University of Tokyo.
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    DARPA
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    Team NimbRo Rescue: Momaro

    A quadruped on wheels, Momaro was conceived at the University of Bonn.
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    DARPA
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    Team WPI-CMU: Warner

    Another Atlas robot--this time modified and operated by robotics engineers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Carnegie Mellon University.
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    DARPA
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    Team Walk-Man: WALK-MAN

    An evolution of the COMAN humanoid, WALK-MAN is the only robot hailing from Italy to be selected for the finals.
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    DARPA
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    IHMC-Atlas2-adj

    And of course, another Atlas robot, this one operated by Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition.
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    DARPA
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    Team Valor: ESCHER

    The other robot led by a team from Virginia Tech. ESCHER is a lightweight compared to most of his competition, weighing in at only 60 kg.
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    DARPA
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    Team TRACLabs: Hercules

    An Atlas-based robot operated by robotics company TRACLabs Inc.
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    DARPA
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    Team NEDO-JSK (Name N/A)

    Based off the humanoid STARO developed by the Japanese-based JSK lab. It's one of three finalist teams sponsored by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization).
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    DARPA
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    Team AIST-NEDO: HRP2+

    The other HRP2 robot. This one is operated by Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.
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    DARPA
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    Team Trooper: Atlas

    Yet another Atlas robot, but this one is operated by a heavy-weight: Lockheed Martin.
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    DARPA
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    TARTAN1-gal

    Though shorter and running on wheels, Tartan's design allows it to move faster and with better precision than many of its counterparts.
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