The European Rover Challenge, or ERC, is an international competition organized by Mars Society Polska, in cooperation with ABM Space Education, the Austrian Space Forum, the Regional Science-Technology Centre in Chęciny and the Marshal Office of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. Institutions of higher education can field teams of students, graduates and faculty to enter the contest – the challenge is to design, construct and operate a rover that will most successfully complete a number of Mars-exploration themed tasks designed by the organizers. The ERC is a modified version of the University Rover Challenge organized in the United States by The Mars Society, bringing the Challenge to Europe.

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Date of publication: Thursday, 27 March 2014