Monash University’s Nova Rover team takes on the world at the University Rover Challenge

Monash University’s Nova Rover team has touched down at the Mars Desert Research station in Utah, US.

The team will pitch its Platypus rover against the best robotics that students around the world can throw against it as part of the University Rover Challenge.

Last Sunday, the 25 students landed in Salt Lake City to participate in the challenge, which runs from June 1 to 4 and features a simulated Mars environment obstacle course. That means rocks, regolith, and dust will need to be overcome as robotic ingenuity attempts to complete four graded tasks.