Students form Białystok have ashamed the NASA

Team from Białystok and their robot Magma2

 Mars rover MAGMA2 built on University of Technology in Białystok has won in international championship University Rover Challenge in the USA.

Polish robot success was achievable only thanks to very original approach. Students used few small helicopters floating above the robot and scanning the area, looking for obstacles. No one has ever used this technology.

Competition held at the American desert in Utah, close to the simulation of the "Mars Society" Mars base. During three days the teams had to perform complicated tasks, including reconnaissance of the terrain, searching for signs of life in the soil samples and to provide an injured astronaut medical package. One of the tasks was to arrival at the base and an examination of a sample of rock. Jeep brought in this case six samples, which caused confusion among the organizers, who were not sure whether this is consistent with the regulations. Finally they said that this is not prohibited. One of the six samples was taken for presentation, where, thanks to the blue light scattering method, students have detected the presence of chlorophyll.


That's quite amazing, that Polish Universities of Technology can compete on international stage in such complicated technological aspects.