DART and Coordinated Robotics Take Top Spots in the DARPA Triage Challenge Event 1
The ability to accurately and rapidly identify key physiological signatures of injury – such as hemorrhage and airway injuries – proved key to success in the DARPA Triage Challenge Event 1. DART took the top spot in the Systems competition, while Coordinated Robotics topped the leaderboard in the Virtual competition and pulled off the win in the Data competition. DARPA-funded and self-funded teams compete side-by-side throughout the DARPA Triage Challenge. Only self-funded teams are eligible for prizes in the challenge events, but they must finish in the top five overall for the Systems competition and top five overall for the Virtual competition. All qualified teams are eligible for prizes in the Final Event. These self-funded teams won between $60,000 - $120,000 each for their first-place finishes.
The DARPA Triage Challenge is a series of events designed to spur development of novel physiological features for medical triage. The DARPA Triage Challenge aims to drive breakthrough innovations in identification of “signatures” of injury that will help medical responders perform scalable, timely, and accurate triage. Of particular interest are mass casualty incidents, in both civilian and military settings, when medical resources are limited relative to the need.
“Challenge Event 1 is the first in a series of challenge events that will be taking place over the next three years,” said Dr. Jean-Paul Chretien, program manager for the DARPA Triage Challenge. “We have been impressed with the many diverse and innovative approaches of teams onsite and their ability to develop autonomous technologies to enhance response capability in mass casualty events.”
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