Autonomous Robtic manupliation Arm Phase 1

DARPA’s Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (ARM) program is developing software to perform human-level tasks quickly and with minimal direction.Only part of a bigger project to create a larger robot that can open doors handle small objects.
        This video shows the ARM robot performing 18 grasping and manipulation tasks using vision, force, and tactile sensing with full autonomy – no active human control. The DARPA-supplied robot was built using commercial components that include an arm, hand, neck, and head sensors.

During rigorous testing in November 2011, the best team achieved 93% success in grasping modeled and unmodeled objects.  The ARM program has entered its second phase, where focus turns to complex bi-manual manipulation scenarios. This program is being carried out by the department of defense With conjunction of a larger robotic program.