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<a href="http://www.darpa.mil/" target="_blank">The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)</a> is hosting its 2013 <a href="http://www.theroboticschallenge.org/" target="_blank">DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials</a> December 21-23 in Homestead, Florida.
Six teams will go head-to-head to build the ultimate disaster relief robot. The challenge: to compete in eight different tasks for the chance at a $2 million prize.
This is <a href="http://www.thordrc.com/" target="_blank">T.H.O.R.</a>, built by Virginia Tech <a href="http://www.romela.org/main/Robotics_and_Mechanisms_Laboratory" target="_blank">RoMeLa</a> lab. 
Produced by Justin Gmoser. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/businessinsider">Follow us on YouTube &gt;</a>

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How THOR The Robot Could Save The World

Click for sound. kalturavideoplaceholder The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hosting its 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials December 21-23 in Homestead, Florida. Six teams will go head-to-head to build the ultimate disaster relief robot. The challenge: to compete in eight different tasks for the chance at a $2 million prize. This is T.H.O.R., built by Virginia Tech RoMeLa lab. Produced by Justin Gmoser. Follow us on YouTube &gt;

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hosting its 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials December 21-23 in Homestead, Florida.

How THOR The Robot Could Save The World

Justin Gmoser

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