Seamless Robotic Advances

Th ntrntnl rl Rbtcs Cmpttn (RC) s nvrsty-bsd rbtcs cmpttn hld n th cmps f th Grg nsttt f Tchnlgy. Snc 1991, cllgt tms wth th bckng f ndstry nd gvrnmnt hv fldd tnms flyng rbts n n ttmpt t prfrm mssns rqrng rbtc bhvrs nt prvsly xhbtd by flyng mchn. Th trm “rl rbtcs” ws cnd by cmpttn crtr Rbrt Mchlsn n 1990 t dscrb nw clss f smll hghly ntllgnt flyng mchns. Sccssv yrs f cmpttn sw ths rl rbts grw frm vhcls tht cld brly mntn thmslvs n th r, t tmtns whch r slf-stbl, slf-nvgtng, nd bl t ntrct wth thr nvrnmnt. Th gl f th cmpttn hs bn t prvd rsn fr rl rbtcs t mv frwrd. Chllngs hv bn grd twrds prdcng dvncs. Frm 1991 thrgh 2009, sx mssns wr prpsd. ch nvlvd flly tnms rbtc bhvr ndmnstrtd t th tm. n ctbr 2013 svnth mssn ws prpsd. t ws th frst t nvlv ntrctn btwn rl rbts nd mltpl grnd rbts. n 2016, th cmpttn nd ts crtr wr rcgnzd drng th Grg lgsltv sssn n th frm f snt rsltn s th lngst rnnng rl rbtcs cmpttn n th wrld.