THE CIRC 2025 FINALS

The «Canadian International Rover Challenge» competition is designed to challenge students to design, build, and operate a rover that can navigate and complete tasks on a simulated Martian surface alongside human settlement.

 

  1. ARM DEXTERITY. The rovers traverses a short distance to operate on a mock-up instrument panel to perform a set of precise operations to fuel, prepare and launch the shuttle.
  2. BONEYARD SALVAGE. The rover must explore the boneyard to locate and identify the mothballed reactor, control rods, coolant lines, transformer, and any other pieces of equipment not related to the reactor.
  3. M&M. Rovers are tasked with locating the astronaut, determining if they are still alive and returning them to the med bay for evaluation.
  4. REACTOR MAINTENANCE. Teams should dispatch a rover to the reactor, eject the depleted fuel rods and insert fresh replacements.
  5. TRAVERSAL. This task takes place during nighttime when it is dark. Rovers must travel to different locations and identify the number on the Environmental Monitoring Station.

 

On all stages the operators do not have a line of sight with the rover. They control it using only sensor and camera data.

 

Aug 8-11, 2025.
Venue: Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.

THE CIRC 2025 FINALS

The «Canadian International Rover Challenge» competition is designed to challenge students to design, build, and operate a rover that can navigate and complete tasks on a simulated Martian surface alongside human settlement.

ARM DEXTERITY.

The rovers traverses a short distance to operate on a mock-up instrument panel to perform a set of precise operations to fuel, prepare and launch the shuttle.

BONEYARD SALVAGE.

The rover must explore the boneyard to locate and identify the mothballed reactor, control rods, coolant lines, transformer, and any other pieces of equipment not related to the reactor.

M&M.

Rovers are tasked with locating the astronaut, determining if they are still alive and returning them to the med bay for evaluation.

REACTOR MAINTENANCE.

Teams should dispatch a rover to the reactor, eject the depleted fuel rods and insert fresh replacements.

TRAVERSAL.

This task takes place during nighttime when it is dark. Rovers must travel to different locations and identify the number on the Environmental Monitoring Station.
On all stages the operators do not have a line of sight with the rover. They control it using only sensor and camera data.

 

Aug 8-11, 2025.
Venue: Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.
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