The Rise of HUBO: A Game-Changing Robot

Which team developed HUBO, the robot that won the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge?

• MIT

• Stanford University

• KAIST

• Harvard University

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What event led to the need for advanced robots to handle dangerous tasks?

• Chernobyl nuclear disaster

• Three Mile Island nuclear accident

• Deepwater Horizon oil spill

• Fukushima nuclear disaster

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What is the meaning of 'mitigating' in the context of the passage?

• Increasing

• Lessening

• Enhancing

• Maintaining

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What is the chronological order of events in the passage?

• Fukushima disaster, DARPA Robotics Challenge, HUBO development

• DARPA Robotics Challenge, Fukushima disaster, HUBO development

• HUBO development, Fukushima disaster, DARPA Robotics Challenge

• Fukushima disaster, HUBO development, DARPA Robotics Challenge

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What does 'perseverance' mean in the context of the passage?

• Strength

• Determination

• Innovation

• Resilience

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