In just a few short days, OSRF will be flying out to the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials in Homestead, Florida! The DRC Trials will take place at the Miami-Homestead Speedway on Friday, December 20, and Saturday, December 21. OSRF played a pivotal role in the DARPA Virtual Robotics Challenge back in June, and we’re very excited to attend the next stage of the competition and have the opportunity to watch real robots in action! A total of 17 teams qualified for the Trials, and their robots will be competing on 8 tasks including vehicle driving, ladder climbing, hose manipulation, and more.

While we’re itching to gawk at the awesome robots all day long, we’ll also be hanging out in the OSRF booth at the Expo. We’ll set up shop with a number of demos, videos, and of course lots of OSRF swag. Come on by and try to get the high score on our TurtleBot racing game, or check out the Sandia hand, which can be seen on some of the competing Atlas robots. You can also try your hand at clearing rubble with a Gazebo-simulated Atlas robot. You’ll be fully immersed in the robot’s world once you strap on the Oculus Rift and have a look around. You’re guaranteed to look like a winner in the process.

Stop by our booth to chat, play with our demos, pick up some free stuff, or just observe us awkwardly.

Join the Cool Kids Club by trying out our Atlas Rubble Clearing Demo!

Cruise around a simulated racetrack in our TurtleBot racing game.