Mars Rover Prototype

This project is a Mars rover prototype built for field robotics competitions. It features a six-wheel rover base, a multi-DOF robotic arm, onboard perception, and ROS-based autonomous navigation and teleoperation.

The rover was developed, tested on campus, and later deployed at IRC 2020, where it performed a range of tasks including extreme retrieval, equipment servicing, and science sampling.


Rover at IRC

Simulation

Rover in simulation

On-Campus Testing

Robotic arm testing

Motor testing

Autonomous navigation testing

Outdoor terrain testing


IRC 2020

Extreme retrieval task

Equipment servicing task

Science task


Results

IRC Final Result

Team

Rover team after IRC