MR2
KAIST undergraduate rover team MR2 built the GAP-1000 exploration rover for the 2026 University Rover Challenge. KAIST reports a 6-DOF manipulator, autonomous navigation using RTK-GNSS, IMU and wheel odometry, a drone relay, and a soil-science system; the team reached the URC 2026 finals after outdoor tests. This record describes rover hardware and competition activity only, with no orbital or launch claim.
Identity
- Field
- Mars rovers, planetary robotics, autonomous navigation, and planetary science
- Name
- MR2
- Region
- ASIA
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- KAIST undergraduate rover team MR2 built the GAP-1000 exploration rover for the 2026 University Rover Challenge. KAIST reports a 6-DOF manipulator, autonomous navigation using RTK-GNSS, IMU and wheel odometry, a drone relay, and a soil-science system; the team reached the URC 2026 finals after outdoor tests. This record describes rover hardware and competition activity only, with no orbital or launch claim.
- Latitude
- 36.3721
- Location
- Longitude
- 127.3604
- University
Links
- Website
- https://urc-kaist.github.io/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 08:11:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 08:11:11 UTC