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Teams
from
Volume
26 around the world will be
invited to propose novel methods
for tackling time-critical scenarios
through unknown courses in
mapping subsurface networks and
unpredictable conditions, which are
too hazardous for human first re-
sponders.
“One of the main limitations facing war-
fighters and emergency responders in
subterranean environments is a lack of
situational awareness; we often don’t know
what lies beneath us,” explained Timothy
Chung, program manager in DARPA’s Tac-
tical Technology Office (TTO).
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Dr. Timothy Chung, program manager in DARPA’s TTO
“The DARPA Subterranean Challenge
aims to provide previously
unimaginable situational awareness
capabilities for operations
underground,” added Dr. Chung.
(The DARPA SubT Challenge seeks multidisciplinary teams from around the world to compete in the development of the auton-
omy, perception, networking, and mobility technologies necessary to map explore and search underground networks in unpre-
dictable conditions. The SubT Challenge Competitors’ Day offers interested potential competitors additional information about
participating in either the Systems or Virtual competitions. Courtesy of DARPA and YouTube. Posted on Jul 6, 2018.)
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