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A robot awaits competition in the robotics challenge through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, known as DARPA, in Pomona, Calif., June 5-6, 2015. The event requires robots to attempt a circuit of physical tasks, with degraded communications between robots and operators. Twenty-four of the top robotics organizations in the world will compete for $3.5 million in prizes. Check out the DARPA Robotic Challenge finals website at: www.theroboticschallenge.org.

ROBOTICS CHALLENGE

A robot awaits competition in the robotics challenge through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, known as DARPA, in Pomona, Calif., June 5-6, 2015. The event requires robots to attempt a circuit of physical tasks, with degraded communications between robots and operators. Twenty-four of the top robotics organizations in the world will compete for $3.5 million in prizes. Check out the DARPA Robotic Challenge finals website at: www.theroboticschallenge.org.

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