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Robots compete to mimic common human tasks Dec 15th 2013, 21:30, by Sharon Gaudin Teams of researchers are hoping to give life to a six-foot, 330-pound humanoid robot at the the Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida on December 20 and 21. The teams are expected to enable the robot—and others—to autonomously walk, use human tools, and drive a car. The event is sponsored by DARPA, or the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, an arm of the U.S. Department of Defense that focuses on advanced research. DARPA said the program at the Homestead Miami Speedway, is aimed at developing robots capable of working hand-in-hand with humans during natural or man-made disasters. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: robot-1-100160461-small.jpg

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