The DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals: Results and Perspectives

The DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) program conducted a series of prize‐based competition events to develop and demonstrate technology for disaster response. This article provides the official and definitive account of DRC Finals as the culmination of the DRC program. The article details the eight ta...

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Published in:Journal of field robotics 2017-03, Vol.34 (2), p.229-240
Main Authors: Krotkov, Eric, Hackett, Douglas, Jackel, Larry, Perschbacher, Michael, Pippine, James, Strauss, Jesse, Pratt, Gill, Orlowski, Christopher
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Channels
Competition
Egress
Robotics
Robots
Switches
Tasks
Walls
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Summary:The DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) program conducted a series of prize‐based competition events to develop and demonstrate technology for disaster response. This article provides the official and definitive account of DRC Finals as the culmination of the DRC program. The article details the eight tasks (Drive, Egress, Door, Valve, Wall, Surprise [Plug and Switch], Rubble [Obstacle or Debris], and Stairs) constituting the Challenge, and describes how the competition encouraged supervised autonomous operation by intentionally degrading the communications channel between the remote human operators. The article presents the results of the DRC Finals and places those results in perspective by identifying both strengths and weaknesses of robot performance exhibited at the competition.
ISSN:1556-4959
1556-4967
DOI:10.1002/rob.21683