The next edition of the international Mars rover challenge – ERC – has been announced. This year it will take place on September 13-15 on the Kielce University of Technology campus.
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There are 65 teams from 20 countries that have applied for the participation in the fourth edition of the international Mars rover challenge, European Rover Challenge, which makes it the leader among other competitions of this kind in the world. The organisers have received competition documentation from teams representing such countries as Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Canada, United States, Poland, Norway and Mexico. The final will take place on the 14-16th of September 2018 at the Museum of Nature and Technology in Starachowice. The patronage has already been taken by, among others, the European Space Agency.
ERC is held under Link to Poland’s media patronage.
Electronic devices have become an integral part of our lives, and society has a growing interest in space-related projects. We want to explore other celestial bodies while we still do not know our own planet. What if we could change it – just go out and start exploring the world around us … with our own robots?
The Mars Society announced the results of the Critical Design Review (CDR) stage of the URC. The top 30 teams have advanced to the next stage, among them are 7 Polish teams.