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POMONA, CALIF. – Two dozen of the world’s most advanced robots were placed in a simulated disaster environment at the start of the Darpa Robotics Challenge on Friday. The goal of the competition is to spur technologies that can be used to respond to natural and man-made disasters. But don’t expect such robots to be in the hands of first responders any time soon, says Gill Pratt, program manager for the Darpa Robotics Challenge, which concludes Saturday. The robots at the DRC are only prototypes, designed to show what is possible today, Pratt said Thursday at a media briefing. “I don’t know how long it’s going to take to see the technology used in real-world situations,” Pratt said. The Darpa Grand Challenge and Darpa Urban Challenge, held in 2005 and 2007, respectively, helped kick off interest in self-driving cars and autonomous vehicles. But only now are… Scalper1 News
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