Preliminary Design Review Reports Due December 2!
Interested in robotics, space exploration, and out-of-this-world challenges? Welcome to the University Rover Challenge!
URC kicks off each September with the release of our rules for the next year. Teams must register by the deadline (late October each year) to be eligible to compete, but should begin work as soon as possible! Other important steps:
Sign up for the URC-Announce email list.
Review the Resources pages, and URC Logistics page.
December 2, 2026: Preliminary Design Review Reports Due
March 5, 2027: System Acceptance Review Packages Due
June 2-5, 2027: URC2027 Finals
Monash Nova Rover; Monash University
https://www.novarover.space/
RMIT Rover Team; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
https://rmitroverteam.com/
Sydney Interplanetary Rover Initiative; The University of Sydney
https://sydneyrover.com/
AIUB Robotic Crew - Rover Team; American International University - Bangladesh
https://www.aiubroboticcrew.com/mars-rover.html
BRACU Mongol-Tori; BRAC University
https://bracu-mongoltori.com/
CUET Mongolchari; Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
https://www.cuetmongolchari.com/
MIST MONGOL BAROTA; Military Institute of Science and Technology
https://mongol-barota.mist.ac.bd/
Presidency Mars Titans; Presidency University
Red Frontier; American International University - Bangladesh (AIUB), Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology
https://redfrontierbd.com/
Team Zenith RUET; Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology
UIU Mars Rover; United International University
https://uiumarsrover.org/
Carleton Planetary Robotics Team; Carleton University
https://curover.ca/
PolyOrbite; Polytechnique Montréal
Robotics For Space Exploration (RSX); University of Toronto
rsx.skule.ca
Rovus; Université de Sherbrooke
https://robotiqueudes.ca/rovus/
Space Concordia Robotics; Concordia University
www.spaceconcordia.ca/robotics
SPEAR; University of Alberta
https://www.spaceualberta.ca/
Toronto Metrobotics; Toronto Metropolitan University
https://www.torontometrobotics.com/
UBC Rover; University of British Columbia
ubcrover.com
University of Waterloo Robotics Team; University of Waterloo
https://uwroboticsmarketing.github.io/
WEMARS; University of Western Ontario
wemars.org
CERES - Uniandes Robotics; Universidad de Los Andes
https://www.ceres-robotics.lat/
Brno Mars Rover; Brno University of Technology
https://brnomarsrover.cz
AD ASTRA; Sairam Institutions
https://teamadastra.in/
IIT Bombay Mars Rover Team; Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
https://iitbmartian.github.io/
QBOTIX Rover; Kumaraguru College Of Technology
https://rover.iqubekct.ac.in/
Team Astra Robotics; RV College of Engineering
Team Deimos; Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi
https://teamdeimos.netlify.app/
Team Kalki; Plaksha University
https://team-kalki-plaksha.pages.dev
TEAM MUSHAK; ATLAS SKILL TECH UNIVERSITY
https://teammushak.in/
Team RUDRA - SRM Mars Rover; SRM Institute of Science and Technology
https://teamrudra-github-io-phi.vercel.app
Vicharaka; Indian Institue of Science
https://vicharaka.iisc.ac.in/
VimaanX; Manipal University Jaipur
KARURA; Texas A&M University, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo University of Science, Waseda University, Shinshu University, Meiji University, Nihon University, Hiroshima University, Ritsumeikan University, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Okayama University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Juntendo University, Sophia University, J. F. Oberlin University, Chiba Institute of Technology, University of Tsukuba, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tohoku University, Keio University, National Institute of Technology, Toyama College, The Pennsylvania State University, Hosei University
https://karura-project.studio.site/EN
TAUverIL; Tel Aviv University
https://www.tauveril.com
ARES Project; Tohoku University, Keio University, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, The University of Tokyo
https://www.arespjt.jp
KIT-AURORA; Kyushu Institute of Technology
https://kit-aurora.jp/
NAFT Mars Rover; Nagoya University
https://naft.space/
Noah's Ark; Tokyo University of Information Sciences
https://tuis-sa.github.io/website/
SARD; Muroran Institute of Technology
https://muroransard.wixsite.com/sard
THET; Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Yangon Technological University (mother university)
TSUKUBA ROVER TEAM; University of Tsukuba, Osaka Institute of Technology
https://tsukuba-rover-team.com/
AUTÓNOMO; Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca
https://autonomoutm.com/
Berrendos; Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Flechadores del Sol; Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca
https://flechadores-del-sol.vercel.app/
Mars Rover UdeG Space; Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Industrial
https://marsrover.mx/
Quantum Robotics; Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Instituto Politécnico Nacional
https://quantumrobotics.com.mx/team
Spacemakers Rover Division Alebrije-1; Tecnológico de Monterrey; Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Jocotitlán (TESJo); Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL); Instituto Tecnológico de Querétaro (TecNM); Tecnológico Nacional de México campus Tapachula; Universidad Politécnica de Querétaro (UPQ); Universidad Ricardo Palma (Peru); Universidad Tecnológica del Perú (UTP); Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI, Peru); Universidad Técnica de Oruro (UTO, Bolivia)
spacemakerslab.com
Arapy Team; Universidad Politécnica Taiwán-Paraguay, Universidad Nacional de Asunción
AXTER UTEC; UTEC - Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología
CHASKA PUCP; Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
https://www.instagram.com/chaskarover.pucp/
AGH Space Systems; AGH University of Krakow
https://spacesystems.agh.edu.pl/
IMPULS; Kielce University of Technology
https://www.facebook.com/marsroverkielce
KNR Rover Team; Warsaw University of Technology
https://knr.edu.pl/
Legendary Rover Team; Rzeszow University of Technology
PCz Rover Team; Czestochowa University of Technology
rover.pcz.pl
Project Scorpio; Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
https://www.scorpio.pwr.edu.pl/
Silesian Phoenix; Silesian University of Technology
https://portal.polsl.pl/silesianphoenix/en/
Project AV; University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez Campus
ABOT ROVER; Chungbuk National University
https://www.instagram.com/abot_rover/
MR2; KAIST
https://urc-kaist.github.io/
Zenith Space; Seoul National University of Science and Technology
https://zenith.or.kr/
PULSAR; National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest
https://driftlab.ro/
NUS Mars Rover; National University of Singapore
https://www.nusmarsrover.space/
ITU Rover Team; Istanbul Technical University
rover.itu.edu.tr
IZTECH Cengaver Rover; İzmir Institute of Technology
https://cengaverrover.com.tr/
SuRover; Sabancı University
www.surover.com.tr
YILDIZ ROVER; Yıldız Technical University
https://rover.yildiz.edu.tr/
PEANUT; Newcastle University
https://www.instagram.com/newcastle_marsrover/?hl=en
A.S.T.R.A.; University of Alabama in Huntsville
https://space.uah.edu/programs/autosat/astra
Astrobotics at Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech
https://www.vtastrobotics.com/
BILL-EE; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
https://billee-site.vercel.app/
Binghamton University Rover Team; Binghamton University
https://www.binghamton.edu/watson/competes/rover-team/
Black Bear Robotics; University of Maine
Boiler Robotics Club; Purdue University
purduebrc.org
BU Mars Rover Club; Boston University
BYU Mars Rover; Brigham Young University
https://marsrover.byu.edu/
Cornell Mars Rover; Cornell University
https://marsrover.engineering.cornell.edu/
Cowboy Robotics Club; University of Wyoming
https://uwyorobotics.github.io/UWYOroboticsWeb.github.io/
CU Rover Team; University of Colorado Boulder
DAMRC; Oregon State University
https://osurobotics.club/teams/rover/
Devils in the Details; Arizona State Univerity
https://sundevilcentral.eoss.asu.edu/mechxclubxasu/home/
Domer Rover; University of Notre Dame
https://sites.nd.edu/domerrover-club/
Exploration Robotics at Illinois; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
FalconWerks; Lone Star College System
GU Robotics; Gonzaga University
GW Robotics; The George Washington University
Harvard Undergraduate Robotics Club; Harvard
https://huroverteam.vercel.app/
Hopkins Rover; Johns Hopkins University
Houston Apollos; University of Houston
Husky Robotics; University of Washington
https://uwrobots.org/
Legacy Robotics; University of California, Irvine
https://jghchang.github.io/UCI_Legacy_Robotics/our_team.html
LUSI; Lehigh University
MAVRIC; Iowa State University
https://m2i.aere.iastate.edu/mavric/
Mechatronics and Robotics Society (MARS) at the University of Virginia; University of Virginia
https://marsatuva.org/
Michigan Mars Rover Team; University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
mrover.org
Mizzou Mars Rover Team; University of Missouri- Columbia
mizzourover.com
MS State Robotics; Mississippi State University
NURover; Northeastern Univerity
nurover.com
O.R.E.D.G.R; Colorado School of Mines
OC Robotics; Orange Coast College
oc-robotics.com
ORION Robotics; University of Texas at El Paso
https://www.utep.edu/engineering/mechanical/teams/ame_miner_robotics.html
Panther Robotics; University of Pittsburgh
https://pitt-rover-project.github.io/
Penn Rover; University of Pennsylvania
Planetary Penguins; Youngstown State University
https://www.ysulunabotics.com/
Polaris; University of Colorado Boulder
Project S.T.O.R.M.; University of Central Florida
https://rccf.club/
RAS Road Runners; University of Texas at San Antonio
utsaras.org
Rice Robotics R-OWL-vers; Rice University
https://roboticsclub.rice.edu
RIT SPEX Rovers; Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
https://spex.rit.edu/
RoboJackets; Georgia Institute of Technology
https://robojackets.org/teams/robonav/
SC Robotics; Saddleback College
https://saddlebackcollegerobotics.com/
Short Circuit; Utah State University
SJSU Robotics; San Jose State University
https://www.sjsurobotics.org/
Slugbotics; University of California, Santa Cruz
slugbotics.com
SOMTECH; Texas A&M - College Station
somtech.mx
Sooner Rover Team; University of Oklahoma
Space and Satellite Systems Club; UC Davis
https://www.spacesystemsclub.org/
Space Bulls; University at Buffalo
Stony Brook Robotics Team; Stony Brook University
https://sbroboticsteam.com/
Team Mountaineers; West Virginia University
https://urc.orgs.wvu.edu/
Team RoSE (Robotic Space Exploration); University of Hawaii at Manoa
https://teamrosehawaii.com/
Terrestrial Robotics at Ohio State; The Ohio State University
The Engineering Coalition; Nassau Community College
nassaurover.com
The Mars Rover Design Team; Missouri University of Science and Technology
marsrover.mst.edu
Titan Rover; California State University, Fullerton
https://sites.google.com/csu.fullerton.edu/titan-rover/
TrickFire Robotics; University of Washington Bothell Campus
https://trickfirerobotics.com/
UMD Loop; University of Maryland
umdloop.com
University of Dayton Mars Rover Team; University of Dayton
https://1850.udayton.edu/udmrt/home/
URC@UCLA; University of California, Los Angeles
WashU Robotics Rover; Washington University in St. Louis
washurobotics.com
Wisconsin Robotics; University of Wisconsin - Madison
https://wisconsinrobotics.org/
Yale Undergraduate Robotics; Yale University
https://www.yalerobotics.org
Yonder Dynamics; University of California, San Diego
https://yonderdynamics.org/#/
Is there a registration fee? Yes, there is an initial application fee of $197 (USD), which will be payable online. Teams that are selected to attend the URC2027 Finals following the System Acceptance Review will be required to pay a subsequent event registration fee of $397 (USD).
Are international teams permitted? Yes, with the exception of countries facing certain sanctions with the United States that would prevent URC registration and participation.
When will registration close? Teams must register no later than October 30, 2026. There will be no exceptions granted.
Should we start work on our systems before we register? Yes - you should start as soon as possible! Uncertain where to begin? Read our advice page!
Is there a limit to the number of teams that can register for URC2027? No; however there is a competitive down-selection process that is outlined in Section 2.a of the rules. We anticipate that 36 teams will pass the System Acceptance Review and be invited to attend the URC2027 Finals.
What else do I need to do? If you haven't done so yet, please make sure that you have signed up for the URC-Announce email list.