UIU Mars Rover selected for the University Rover Challenge 2025
The UIU Mars Rover team from United International University (UIU) has been selected in the University Rover Challenge 2025 (URC 2025) organized by The Mars Society which is the most Prestigious Robotics competition for undergraduate students.
With a remarkable score of 92.53 out of 100 in the System Acceptance Review (SAR), our team has secured its place among the world’s best rover teams.
This year’s competition was fiercely competitive, with 114 teams initially competing and 76 teams submitting SAR packages—but the UIU Mars Rover team was selected for the world final round at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS), Utah, USA on 28-31 May 2025. The team was directly supervised by Md. Abid Hossain, Lecturer from the Department of CSE, UIU.
The team will represent UIU and Bangladesh in the final round of the University Rover Challenge 2025 with their advanced technology Mars Rover System. With the patronization of the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of UIU Prof. Dr. Md. Abul Kashem Mia and the inspiration from all the well-wishers the team is motivated to demonstrate their best efforts in the desert of Southern Utah.
