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ESA’s Lunar Robotics Challenge: A tough task for the student teams
 
27 October 2008

CESAR rover from the University of Bremen
CESAR rover from the University of Bremen competed in the final of ESA's Lunar Robotics Challenge.

Credits: CESAR team
 
 
'Moon Hound' rover from Madrid
'Moon Hound' rover from Madrid during ESA's Lunar Robotics Challenge in Tenerife.

Credits: ESA
 
 
Walking robot from Pisa University
Walking robot from the Santa Anna School of Advanced Studies was one of the most advanced - and also fragile - robot in the final of ESA's Lunar Robotics Challenge.

Credits: Jari Makinen
 
  Challenge for the students
 
Oulu's tank-like rover
Team from the Univeristy of Oulu in Finland brought in a tank-like rover to compete in the final of ESA's Lunar Robotics Challenge in Tenerife.

Credits: Jari Makinen
 
 
Jacobs University rovers in action
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Jacobs University rovers in action during ESA's Lunar Robotics Challenge in Tenerife.

Credits: The Jacobs Robotics team, Lunar Robotics Challenge
 
 
Surrey University's SELENE rover
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Surrey University's SELENE rover on her only excursion during ESA's Lunar Robotics Challenge in Tenerife.

Credits: The University of Surrey Lunar Rover Team
 
 
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This article in full on ESA's Spacecraft Engineering websiteLunar Robotics Challenge: A successful cooperation within ESAEight teams taking up ESA’s Lunar Robotics ChallengeAnnouncement of Opportunity for the ESA Lunar Robotics Challenge
The finalists
Universität BremenJacobs UniversityUniversidad Politecnica de MadridOulun Yliopisto (University of Oulu)Università di PisaScuola Superiore Sant'AnnaSurrey Space Centre, University of SurreySwiss Federal Institute of Technology (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - ETH)
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