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Project CRATER

Project CRATER is an interdisciplinary ETH Zurich student initiative developing the first ETH autonomous Mars rover for the 2026 European Rover Challenge. ETH Zurich documents more than 70 students from around ten departments, modular rover design, autonomous navigation, drilling, sampling, analysis, drone interaction, and a long-term project-based learning platform.

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Autonomous planetary rovers, robotics, drilling, navigation, sampling, drone interaction, and systems engineering
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Project CRATER
Region
EU
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active

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Project CRATER is an interdisciplinary ETH Zurich student initiative developing the first ETH autonomous Mars rover for the 2026 European Rover Challenge. ETH Zurich documents more than 70 students from around ten departments, modular rover design, autonomous navigation, drilling, sampling, analysis, drone interaction, and a long-term project-based learning platform.
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August 14, 2026 at 06:07:33 UTC
Updated Time
August 14, 2026 at 06:07:33 UTC