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Robots will become the best assistant for human disaster relief work
Source：Updated：2015-06-08 13:37:04
The contest, which was launched by the Defense Advanced Research Programme (hereinafter referred to as the program), has been nearly three years.. In 2012, Japan Fukushima nuclear power plant accident inspired by, the program found like nuclear accident this disaster site, if can rely on advanced robot through the ruins, close the valve leakage can in a timely manner to avoid greater losses. So they start such a competition, competition mechanism design create a new generation of robots, so that they can enter the humans can not reach the scene of danger or extreme environment, become the human disaster relief and reconstruction work in the best helper.
Program robot competition project responsible person Dr. Jill Platt accept our newspaper reporter to interview said, the mention of a humanoid robot, a lot of people probably think first image in Hollywood movies, but through this competition, the audience can witness how the robot in the future of natural or man-made disasters played the role of "first responders". He said: "we strive to the game design as a real disaster scene, allowing the robot to move out of the laboratory, the real face of a variety of complex environment providing disaster relief, their ability to hardware and software test."It is reported that there were originally 137 from all over the world academic or research institutions to participate in the competition, but after the June and December 2013 two screening, the final cut the final team from the United States, Japan, Korea, Italy, Germany and China's Hong Kong, the United States to participate in more than half of the number of teams, including the defense industry giant Lockheed Martin, the United States National Aeronautics and space administration under the jet propulsion laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of technology, such as the ringing of the name. Participating team has seven branch is designed by Boston Dynamics "Hercules" humanoid robot, the rest of the team will bring their own research and development of robot.
Final in each team has two chances to match, the robot needs within an hour by car, get out of the car, open the door, open the valve, drilling a hole in the wall, through obstacles Road, stairs etc. seven projects, plus a test strain skills "secret project" out of a total of eight points.
During the course of the game, robot situation frequently, some not from the starting point of suddenly fell to the ground, some got out of the car appear stuck, and even some in the game to last but due to timeout and forced termination. However, from the Korea Advanced Institute of science and technology, Florida human cognitive research institute and Carnegie Mellon University's robotics team is to score the excellent performance, won the top three. South Korea Advanced Institute of science and Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering Professor Wu Jun Hao in a meeting with reporters, said: "it's not a competition, but a very good communication, which can let robot R & D faster towards a new stage."
From the University of Hong Kong's robotics team is China only a team, their humanoid robot "Goku" also received a lot of recognition. University of Hong Kong Dean Tian Zhinan told reporters, for many students in the team, to participate in the world class competition is a success ". He said that at present, compared with the United States and Japan, Japan and other technology pioneer, China in the robot research and development field is still a long way to go.
In fact, the relief robot is just a microcosm of the robot field. Once belonging to Sri international of Stanford University in the United States, senior engineer Joseph Ercoli told reporters, in recent years, the development of robot technology, especially the development of sensor technology and accurate positioning ability made gratifying achievements, but robot technology market is too slow, may also need ten years time will really see the figure of the rescue robot.
