Friday, June 12, 2015

DARPA’s Humanoid Robots Take a Slow-Motion Leap Forward

I'm not that interested in the robots even though they are cool. I'm interested in The Challenge. Which is something a great stroke association would do to get solutions to all the problems in stroke.
Or we could have the NINDS put this challenge out;

Stroke goals in 10 years


ASA, NSA, WSO; Are you all f*cking afraid of doing something like this? Which might make you obsolete? A stroke survivor would gladly run the organization to make itself obsolete.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/darpas-humanoid-robots-take-a-slow-motion-leap-121243370784.html
So DARPA did what DARPA does best: It offered a Challenge, open to anyone daring enough to enter — universities, companies, or individuals. It offered $3.5 million in prizes to teams who could successfully complete eight tasks in a simulated power-plant rescue scenario:
1. Drive a vehicle to the plant, stop and park; 
2. Get out of the car; 
3. Walk to the plant’s doorway, open its human-sized handle, and walk through; 
4. Turn a valve handle one full rotation; 
5. Pick up a power drill, turn it on, and cut a hole out of a sheetrock wall big enough for a person to escape; 
6. Climb over (or push aside) a room full of rubble;
7. Exit by climbing a metal staircase; and
8. A surprise task.

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