About BUMRC
A student-run engineering team designing, building and testing a rover for international Mars rover competition.
Our mission
We are a group of students who aim to build the best Mars Rover to compete in the University Rover Challenge (URC) annually. URC, supported by the Mars Society, is the world’s premier university robotics competition that aims to build the next generation of Mars rovers that will work alongside astronauts on the Red Planet in the future.
In addition, we plan to reach out to other local high schools to teach teenagers about Mars, robotics, and life sciences.
Six sub-teams work in parallel, from software and life detection to business, so there is a place for nearly every major.
Meet the sub-teamsOne rover, six teams
Students from across BU
Our members come from three Boston University schools, bringing engineering, business and science together on one rover.
College of Engineering
Designing and building the rover's mechanical, electrical and software systems.
Questrom School of Business
Leading sponsorships, fundraising and partnerships with companies and organizations.
College of Arts & Sciences
Bringing the science to the mission, from life detection to computer science.