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Technology · NASA's Valkyrie (R5) robotNASA’s Valkyrie robot didn’t have a very good time at the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Trials. There are a bunch of good reasons for this, but our concern has always been that NASA would see the DRC Trials as a failure of the robot and the program and just give up. We should have had more faith, because NASA is in this for the long game, and so is Valkyrie. And where does the long game end? Mars. And beyond.
At the exhibit area that was part of the DRC Finals earlier this month, NASA had two Valkyrie robots on display, and they even performed a brief demonstration involving both mobility and manipulation. We got a chance to speak with the Valkyrie team, including project manager Kris Verdeyen, about the future of Valkyrie. |