Three days of thrilling competition, dozens of teams from around the world, and one goal: to find out which design performs best in conditions inspired by real space missions. This was the grand finale of the 11th edition of the European Rover Challenge (ERC), the largest space and robotics event in Europe. On the campus of AGH University of Kraków, engineering students from across continents faced tasks that in the future may be carried out by robots exploring Mars and the Moon. After an intense rivalry, victory went to the team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.
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The 9th edition of the prestigious European Rover Challenge space robotics competition has concluded this Sunday. After intense competition on the world’s largest artificial Marsyard, team AGH Space Systems emerged as the best robotic team, meeting the rigorous demands of the jury. Second and third place were won by two teams from Switzerland: FHNW Rover Team and EPFL Xplore.
Recruitment to the 5th edition of the European Rover Challenge has been completed – as many as 56 teams from 16 countries and 6 continents have applied to participate in the competition this year. The best teams will compete for a place on the podium during the finals which will take place between 13 and 15 September 2019 on the Kielce University of Technology campus. The challenge enjoys increased interest from companies and institutions operating within the international space sector, including PERASPERA – the European Space Robotics Cluster.