Rover Team

A two-wheel autonomous rover designed for reliable navigation after landing.

COMPETITION: ARLISS

820 g
Mass
1.0 m/s
Top speed
2
Competitions

Design goal

Design a 2-wheeled GPS autonomous rover capable of parachuting out of a rocket at 15,000', landing, and navigating to a predetermined location.

How it works

The rover works by controlling motor speeds based off of GPS heading and position. This allows the rover to consistently get within 2.5 m of a target. For next year's rover, we will be using a 2-D LiDAR to determine the position of the target when we are within 2.5 m, and driving to the exact position.

Gallery

2026 Competition Rover
2026 Competition Rover
CAD
CAD
Rover isometric
Rover isometric
Rover top down
Rover top down

General Specifications

Mass
820 g
Chassis size (L × W × H)
13 × 6 × 4 cm
Top speed
1.0 m/s
Microcontroller
ESP32-S3
Navigation
GPS + IMU
Competitions
2

Meet the Team

Luca Baldelli

Luca Baldelli

Rover Team Lead

  • Harineel Gajelli

    Mechanical Engineering

  • Katie Aycock

    Mechanical Engineering

  • Zane Plante

    Aerospace Engineering

  • Liam Resnick

    Computer Science

  • Arsenii Toradze

    Computer Engineering