Above and Beyond | EPFL Xplore Rover Unveiling 2023

EPFL Xplore is a student-led space robotics project from EPFL, part of the MAKE initiative in Switzerland. Our mission is to leverage project-based learning in the training of engineers at EPFL and to step into the highest level of development and achievement in the field of space robotics, by collaborating with research laboratories and the industry.
As part of our project-based learning mission, we build rovers to participate in international competitions such as the annual European Rover Challenge. The team won the 3rd place overall at the on-site edition of the ERC 2021 and the 2nd place overall one year later at the ERC 2022. It also got awarded excellency awards for the navigation, science and probing & collection tasks.

Xplore is a project whose aim is to be a medium for engineering students to learn by doing and by having a direct impact in the real world. As such, the project also illustrates the deep collaboration between students, research and industry. 
In this perspective, the project is currently evolving towards anchoring the above aspect in its identity, making it a hub for project-based learning, research and innovation. This puts us in phase with the values of EPFL, one of the leading institutions for Education, Research and Innovation in the world.