Australian Rover Challenge

Australian Rover Challenge

EXTERRES Analogue Facility

Roseworthy Campus / South Australia

 

Australian Rover Challenge logo
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 Dates Announced!

Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th March, 2025
Roseworthy Campus, South Australia

Team Registration has now closed.

The following ARCh 2025 documents are now available to view:

 Rules and requirements CDR Guidelines V1.0 SAR Guidelines V1.1 Cost Report Requirements

 

Highlights from the 2024 ARCh

Australian Rover Challenge 2025 partners