The robot can run at 13 mph of a flat course. The MIT will showcase the robot's new skills at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals in California on June 5-6. The Cheetah project is funded by DARPA ...

DARPA announced successful tests of its new autonomous vehicles on Wednesday, all part of the agency’s Robotic Autonomy in ...

but today’s autonomous robots have a difficult time operating underground. DARPA wanted to give the state of the art a push forward, so they are running a Subterranean (SubT) Challenge which ...

A maneuverable robot from Japan-based startup GITAI has made the list of technologies chosen for a lunar infrastructure development study from DARPA. DARPA, or Defense Advanced Research Projects ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hosting its 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials December 20-21 in Homestead, Fla. Teams will go head-to-head to build the ultimate ...

The book is based on exclusive interviews with 71 people affiliated with DARPA over the years. By Cori Brosnahan Artist’s concept of robots competing in the DARPA Robotics Challenge. Photo ...

Of course that’s not a human contestant, but a humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics. And it’s not actually clinging to the vertical walls as its only support. There are two narrow ...

Video cameras see fast and far—all the way to the horizon. They can measure the texture and color of the ground, helping robots understand where it's safe to drive and alerting them to dangers.

Robot Race on PBS last night the entire enterprise has taken on a whole new dynamic thanks to the excellent backstory provided by the program that reaches all the way back to the first DARPA Grand ...

DARPA announced yesterday that by the mid-point of the semifinal event a total of 22 robot racers out of the field of 43 had successfully completed the obstacle course. The final semifinal run is ...