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A Journey to Poland

A story about how the FHNW Rover Team went to the on-site European Rover Challenge 2022 and scored brilliantly.Our journey started in the early hours of Wednesday morning. It was raining, perhaps a sign of what would come. While the large part of the team flew from Zurich to Warsaw, a small part of our team took the 1400 km journey upon themselves and drove all of our material and our rover to Kielce. After a involuntary stop caused by a blown tire near Bautzen, the team continued it’s journey and arrived on thursday afternoon at the Mars Yard in Kielce.Arriving in style. After a long journey we finally made it to Kielce. Big shoutout to AMAG for lending us one of their VIP shuttles. We definitely felt VIP.Thursday was preparation day, and the blown tire had eaten into our time. Fortunately our rover was transported fully assembled and…
20. October 2022|0 comments

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WE WANT YOU!

We are looking for new team members. Which meens we are looking for you! Are you a FHNW School of Engineering Student? Do you want to join our team and work on our rover during your semester projects? We are looking for students that start their third or…

1. June 2022|0 comments
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Arms as strong as Popeye!

For our rover, a manipulator is needed to perform different, challenging tasks.During the European Rover Challenge, our rover Meyer 1 faces multiple challenges. For example, different plugs need to be inserted into a panel and buttons need to be pressed. Furthermore, samples and probes need to be taken.

12. May 2022|0 comments
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In the beginning…

How 7 students got the idea of building a rover and conquering the martian surface.

23. December 2021|0 comments
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