A large exposition of today’s robots will be on display at the DARPA Robotics Challenge, including WildCat, the off-leash version of DARPA’s fast-running Cheetah, and the LS3 robotic mule.

Don’t wait for disaster to strike to see these robots in action. The 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge will take place at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida December 20-21 and will be open to the public. Get more information and enter for your chance to have a photo taken with one of the robots at http://www.theroboticschallenge.org.

Can't make it to Florida? Follow the event on Twitter using #DARPADRC.