Welcome to the OSURC University Rover Challenge Team website!

Update 2/6/2012: The 2012 Mars Rover Team has been hard at work designing, fabricating and assemling the rover for this year. Here is a full rendering! Click here to see more photos as they are added!

2011 Mars Rover Design Report Available for download

Update 10/3/2011: After much time and effort on behalf of the team, a design report of the 2011 rover is complete and can be downloaded. This report includes a detailed summary of all techincal aspects of the Rover. To download the report, right-click and choose "save link as" the following link 2011 OSU Mars Rover Report Download.

Mars Rover Takes 3^rd Place at 2011 URC!

Update 6/21/2011: The Oregon State University Mars Rover Team placed 3^rd in the University Rover Challenge this year! For a detailed score break down you can visit the Mars Society page at 2011 Final Scores Thank you to all our sponsors and supporters who made our rover and team possible. Photos have been added to the Gallery.

Mars Rover Wins 1^st Place at 2010 URC!

Update 6/12/2010: The Oregon State University placed 1^st in the University Rover Challenge this weekend! Out of 400 points, we scored 315 (106 points ahead of 2^nd place!). We were the only team to find the astronaut and did so in only 3.5 minutes! This is the third year the Rover Team has competed in the competition, and the second year we have won 1^st place! Thank you to all our sponsors and supporters who made our rover and team possible.

The Oregon State University Robotics Club Mars Rover Team was formed in 2008, when they took first place when they competed in the 2008 University Rover Challenge. The University Rover Challenge is a competition organized by the Mars Society and held annualy at their base in Hanksville, UT.

Teams build remote-controlled rovers which are required to complete several different tasks, including a construction task which involves manipulating objects on a control panel, and a science task where teams find and document the existance of extremophiles. For more information, see the competition page.