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Monash Nova Rover

Active Monash University student team designing, building, testing, and operating planetary rovers for simulated lunar and Martian missions. Its systems navigate, manipulate, retrieve, and analyse scientific samples; the team placed third and won Best Engineering Design at the 2026 Australian Rover Challenge and placed second among 116 teams at the 2026 University Rover Challenge.

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Field
Lunar and Mars rovers, space robotics, autonomy, navigation, manipulation, scientific sampling, and mission operations
Name
Monash Nova Rover
Region
OC
Status
active

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Description
Active Monash University student team designing, building, testing, and operating planetary rovers for simulated lunar and Martian missions. Its systems navigate, manipulate, retrieve, and analyse scientific samples; the team placed third and won Best Engineering Design at the 2026 Australian Rover Challenge and placed second among 116 teams at the 2026 University Rover Challenge.
Latitude
-37.9105
Location
Longitude
145.1362
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Creation Time
July 29, 2026 at 11:15:02 UTC
Updated Time
July 29, 2026 at 11:15:02 UTC