DARPA Robotics Challenge

Post Date

April 10th 2012

Application Due Date

May 31st 2012

4:00 PM Eastern

Funding Opportunity Number

DARPA-BAA-12-39

CFDA Number(s)

12.910

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Other

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

The primary goal of the DARPA Robotics Challenge program is to develop ground robotic capabilities to execute complex tasks in dangerous, degraded, human-engineered environments. The program will focus on robots that can utilize available human tools, ranging from hand tools to vehicles. The program aims to advance the key robotic technologies of supervised autonomy, mounted mobility, dismounted mobility, dexterity, strength, and platform endurance. Supervised autonomy will be developed to allow robot control by non-expert operators, to lower operator workload, and to allow effective operation despite low fidelity (low bandwidth, high latency, intermittent) communications. A complete copy of the BAA can be obtained from https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/DARPA-BAA-12-39/listing.html

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Defense

• Office:

  Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

• Agency Contact:

  DARPA/TTO
  ATTN: BAA 12-39
  3701 North Fairfax Drive
  Arlington, VA 22203-1714

• Agency Mailing Address:

  DARPA-BAA-12-39@darpa.mil

• Agency Email Address:

  DARPA-BAA-12-39@darpa.mil

• Location:

  DARPA - Tactical Technology Office

• More Information:

  DARPA-BAA-12-39