17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Atlas, a humanoid robot by Boston Dynamics which was recently acquired by Google, walks on blocks at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Schaft, a humanoid robot developed by Japanese venture company Schaft Inc., attaches a hose to a hydrant at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Hubo, a humanoid robot built by a team of universities led by Drexel University of the United States, drives a vehicle at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Robosimian, a humanoid robot developed by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, walks on a slope at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Schaft, a humanoid robot developed by Japanese venture company Schaft Inc., opens a door to walk through it at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Valkryie, a humanoid robot of the NASA Johnson Space Center, competes in the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.