Registration for the 2013 University Rover Challenge has closed with record numbers! 14 teams from the United States, Canada, Poland, and India are preparing to face off with their robotic counterparts on May 30 at the Mars Desert Research Station.
Be sure to visit the new resources section on the URC web site. It's complete with a special "URC Advice" section prepared by the judges and staff! http://urc.marssociety.org/home/resources/advice
The 2013 University Rover Challenge Requirements and Guidelines are currently under development. The judges and staff are hard at work to ensure another exciting, challenging and successful event takes place next year. Stay tuned for more details as we get ready to release the rules!
[Reposted from Mars Society Announcement] The sixth annual rendition
of the University Rover
Challenge (URC), which ran from May 31 to June 2, offered plenty of
excitement
and intense competition before crowning a two-time champion. York
University, who also won URC2009, seized the title by outlasting their
competition, which came in the form of two rovers, as well as the desert
heat and high winds. Brigham Young University (BYU) and Cornell
University took second and third place, respectively, to round out the
podium.
Read the full release: http://www.marssociety.org/home/press/tms-in-the-news/2012universityroverchallengedoesn%E2%80%99tfailtoexcite
Teams will meet at 11:00am MDT on Thursday, 31 May in the parking lot of the Whispering Sand Motel in Hanksville. After an introductory briefing, they will drive out to MDRS for a quick site tour. In the afternoon on Thursday, teams will conduct initial weigh-ins, and deliver their presentations to the judging panel. The action will continue with the field competition events on Friday and Saturday!
