Two Competitions

A year of design and fabrication is judged in a few days of heat, dust and failure modes you did not plan for.

URC

University Rover Challenge

Mars Desert Research Station - Hanksville, Utah

The world's premier robotics competition, held at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah. Teams from around the globe push their rovers to the limit in extreme heat and difficult terrain.

Terrain: Mars-analogue desert
Field: International
Tests: Science, delivery, servicing, autonomy

URC official site - The Mars Society

CIRC

Canadian International Rover Challenge

The badlands - Drumheller, Alberta

Held in the badlands of Drumheller, Alberta. We compete in tasks simulating a disaster at an early Martian colony, requiring search and rescue, equipment servicing, and night operations.

Terrain: Alberta badlands
Scenario: Martian colony disaster
Tests: Search & rescue, servicing, night ops

CIRC official site - CSTAG

Canadian International Rover Challenge terrain.