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We did it! ERC 2023 is over.

After a stressed and long weekend in Kielce the ERC 2023 ended. During the Final Ceremony the winner of the ERC and the Best Team Award of every Task got announced. As the Final Ceremony started, the tension rose. Did we put enough effort into the project? Or could we have done more?Rover “Thommen” and the sponsoring BannerSince the Final Ceremony is already over, we know what rank we got. But first, a little Summary of our Weekend in Poland. The Weekend started on Thursday when we could test our Rover on the Mars Yard. On Friday, we had our first task. During the Navigation Task, we couldn’t let the rover navigate autonomously over the Mars Yard. We had to turn on the Cameras and drive manually, meaning we lost 80% of the reached Points. The next day started with the Science Task, on which we could start and land…
21. September 2023|0 comments

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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…

20. October 2022|0 comments
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We qualified!

In quite a surprise, our FHNW Rover Team qualified in second place among 64 contenders! We. Are. Excited!

28. June 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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Sun’s out, Guns out

With the nice weather coming down during the easter weekend and the week after, our rover "Meyer 1" has taken it's first steps outside.

20. April 2022|0 comments
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