The United International University Mars Rover team has been selected in the University Rover Challenge 2025, organized by The Mars Society, which is the most prestigious robotics competition for undergraduate students.
With a remarkable score of 92.53 out of 100 in the System Acceptance Review, the UIU Mars Rover team had secured its place among the world鈥檚 best rover teams, said a press release on Monday.
This year鈥檚 competition was fiercely competitive, with 114 teams initially competing and 76 teams submitting SAR packages鈥攂ut the UIU Mars Rover team was selected for the world final round at the Mars Desert Research Station, Utah, USA on May 28-31.
The team was directly supervised by Md Abid Hossain, lecturer from the department of CSE, UIU.
The team will represent UIU and Bangladesh in the final round of the URC 2025 with their advanced technology Mars Rover System. With the patronisation of UIU vice-chancellor Professor Md Abul Kashem Mia and inspiration from well-wishers, the team is motivated to demonstrate their best efforts in the desert of Southern Utah.
