Developers of disaster recovery robots gathered in California this weekend to compete for a $2 million prize. Some robots shone. Many got stuck,... At DARPA Challenge, Robots (Slowly) Move Toward ...

DARPA’s Triage Challenge tests drones and ground robots that can locate casualties, assess injuries remotely, and relay data ahead of the 2026 finale.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from the 440th S&E (Search and Extraction Team) along with members of the Tift County Fire and Rescue work together to log roll a patient onto a stretcher to be ...

The DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) was created with a clear vision: spur development of advanced robots that can assist humans in mitigating and recovering from future natural and man-made disasters.

In June, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency wrapped up its Robotics Challenge and awarded millions of dollars to the winning robotics teams from the United States and South Korea. But how ...

Government agency, in contest designed to gauge participants' social-networking savvy, plans to award $40,000 to the first person who pinpoints red weather balloons placed across States. Lance Whitney ...

WORCESTER, Mass. — A vehicle drives toward a disaster site, robot at the wheel. The robot stops the car and then steps out to walk toward the disaster. That’s not scene from the latest sci-fi movie, ...