Student-built Mars Rover in international competition

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Competitors at the European Rover Challenge 2023

Mechanical Engineering student Filip Szczebak reports from the World Finals of the European Rover Challenge 2023.

"Between 11th and 17th of September, the newly formed Imperial Planetary Robotics Lab team (part of the Imperial College Space Society) competed in the World Finals of the European Rover Challenge 2023 as the only team representing the UK.

The competition involves designing and building a remotely controlled semi-autonomous rover that has to perform a number of tasks mimicking a real planetary exploration mission, on a specially designed Mars Yard in Kielce, Poland.The Mars Rover

Reporter

Nadia Barbu

Nadia Barbu
Department of Mechanical Engineering