NASA, the US Aeronautics and Space Administration, is looking for teams that can control the astronaut robot R5 on Mars.
The teams that will participate in the competition opened by NASA will manage the Robonaut 5 (R5) in a simulation similar to the harsh weather conditions of Mars.
Teams will manage the robot through sandstorms and repair space equipment, while trying to account for delays in commands from Earth to Mars.
The winning team is promised a $1 million prize money.
"We look forward to new technologies and creative ideas that can be used to solve problems," said Monsi Roman, NASA's project manager, in a written statement.
Robots before astronauts
In the future, NASA aims to send R5 and similar robots to different planets and investigate.
Before the astronauts go to different planets, the idea is that artificial climate can be created on planets such as Mars with these robots.
Applications for the competition are open. The first qualifiers will be held between September and November.
The finalists will be announced in December and Mars simulations will be carried out in 2017.
The team that completes the competition first will win a prize of 1 million dollars and the software they develop can be placed on the R5 robot.
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