As of Monday at 4 pm local time, the Virtual Robotics Challenge (VRC) is underway! The VRC is the first of three competitions that make up the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC), and up to six winning teams will be awarded an ATLAS robot, along with additional funding. We’ve been working hard in the months leading up to the VRC, and are excited as teams begin competing across the world. Stay tuned because the VRC winners will be announced on June 27!

For more information, visit http://theroboticschallenge.org .