Australian Rover Challenge

Australian Rover Challenge

EXTERRES Analogue Facility

Roseworthy Campus / South Australia

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Australian Rover Challenge 2026 Dates

Thursday 26th March to Sunday 29th March, 2026 
Roseworthy Campus, South Australia

 

 

Rover on sand

The mission: About the Australian Rover Challenge

The Australian Rover Challenge (ARCh) is an annual robotics competition held by the University of Adelaide, where university students from across Australia and around the globe, battle it out in a full-scale Lunar mission, using semi-autonomous rovers that they have designed and built themselves.

Competitors showcase their skills in a custom built simulated lunar environment, and complete a range of tasks including navigation, resource, and construction. Unlike many other rover competitions across the world which focus on Martian exploration, the ARCh is focused specifically on completing tasks on a simulated Lunar surface.

 

Australian Rover Challenge 2025 partners

Premium partners

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Boeing Logo
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Major partner

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Supporting partners

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South Australian Space Industry Centre Logo