UQ School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering’s Post

UQ Space claims top Australian position in 2025 Australian Rover Challenge!! The School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering proudly congratulates UQ Space's outstanding achievement at the Australian Rover Challenge (March 27-30, 2025) at the University of Adelaide's Roseworthy Campus👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. The competition challenged teams to navigate a simulated lunar environment while completing complex navigation, resource collection, and construction tasks. Our talented team of UQ students secured second place 🥈 overall and emerged as Australia's top-performing team🥇, behind AGH Space Systems from AGH University of Krakow, Poland. This accomplishment represents months of dedicated effort, with students applying their theoretical knowledge to solve real-world engineering challenges. Through designing and building their semi-autonomous rover, team members developed crucial skills in robotics, systems integration, and collaborative problem-solving that will serve them throughout their professional careers. 🎉Congratulations 🎉 to all UQ Space members on this remarkable achievement! Click on the video below to view one of the tasks the team had to complete ✅. #UQEngineering #UQSpace #AustralianRoverChallenge