UNLV’s robotics team goes up against the likes of MIT, NASA, and Lockheed Martin in international competition this week. The humanoid robot, dubbed "Metal Rebel," must navigate a disaster simulation course.
Las Vegas as a high-tech center for robotics? It's doable in the next decade, according to engineering professor Paul Oh.
$3.5 million in prizes at stake as human-robot teams attempt simulated disaster response in June final event.
Oh will create unmanned autonomous systems lab, head DARPA robotics challenge.
National and university experts to discuss privacy, law and technology issues associated with aerial drone use.
Metal Rebel places eighth in the world during the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals. Their goal: Build a robot capable of disaster relief work. View the slideshow.