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title: "DARPA Robotics Challenge"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA_Robotics_Challenge"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T12:46:21.084044+00:00"
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instance: "kb-cron"
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* Maximal attainable number of points was 32
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† Team SCHAFT was originally track A, but switched to track D after Google's acquisition.
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X = Did not Attempt
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The top 8 teams (SCHAFT through TROOPER) were initially eligible for funding. However, after the completion of the trials, Team SCHAFT elected to move to Track D, as a self-funded project. SCHAFT was acquired by Google, which also acquired autonomous vehicle technologies from teams that competed in the DARPA Grand Challenge. The move of SCHAFT to track D frees up DARPA funding for additional finalists. THOR, ViGIR, and KAIST, each of which earned 8 points during the trials, will now compete in the finals, with KAIST continuing as a track D self-funded team. Team THOR and Team ViGIR will split the DARPA funding, and Team THOR will further split into two teams after the move of its leader to a different university.
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== Finals ==
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The DRC Finals took place at the Fairplex in Pomona, California on June 5 and 6, 2015. Twenty-five of the top robotics organizations in the world gathered to compete for $3.5 million in prizes as they attempted a simulated disaster-response course. The 25 teams competing for the Finals are:
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=== Results ===
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In the Finals, three teams had a perfect score of 8. The tie was broken by their total time. First place went to Team KAIST with their DRC-Hubo robot and a winning time of 44 minutes and 28 seconds. Second place went to IHMC for Running Man, and third to Tartan Rescue of CMU NREC for Chimp.
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The robots performed better than expected. But there were a variety of failures indicating how difficult robotics remains. For example, Running Man fell over while waving to the crowd after successfully completing all 8 tasks.
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== See also ==
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DARPA Grand Challenge
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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Darpa Robotics Challenge official page
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Journal of Field Robotics Special Issue: The DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals |