DARPA's Robotics Challenge is a collection of some of the most brilliant minds on the planet, and the brilliant and unique machines they build and command.

If you haven't already been watching, the finals kicked off on Friday. And in it, 25 teams with 25 robots compete to complete a series of seemingly simple goals:

Walk to a vehicle Drive the vehicle Open a door Find and close a valve Bust through a wall A surprise task (today it was to pull a lever) Navigate some rubble Climb up some stairs

Every time one of these automatons performs even the simplest of these tasks—whether it's closing a valve or opening a door, or navigating some uneven terrain—it's a mammoth accomplishment of technology.

But every time they don't it's a good laugh. Here are the best biffs:

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Between now and Saturday night, each of the 25 finalist robots will get one chance to run through the gauntlet. If it falls, the robot's human team can have it attempt to get up on its own, or reset it manually for a penalty of 10 minutes against its time. As the robots progress through the course and succeed (or fail) at these tasks, their teams are awarded a series of points. When the whole shebang is over the winning team will walk away with $2 million.

You and I, in the meantime, will walk away with a collection of funny robot GIFs, and a smug sense of superiority. No, the robot uprising won't be happening tomorrow. And when it does, please don't show them this post.

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