Olympus Rover Trials

Please nominate one member of your team to register for the competition and add one ticket per member. You will need the names and emails of your teammates to hand. The form will appear immediately after the order confirmation. The deadline for registration is 23:00 BST on the 26th of October 2024.

Basic Stream - RAL Space

Advanced Stream - Airbus

2024/25

9th Edition

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Wondering why you should enter?

Here are six reasons why ORT 2024/25 is a not-to-be-missed competition

Skill Development

Learn to design, build and test your own Mars rover from the ground up!

Team Working Skills

Participate in the competition in teams of up to 10. Learn how to manage a project and deadlines.

Technical Documentation

Our deliverables mirror milestones and reports that are used in industry.

Competition Days

We have a dedicated competition day for the beginner and advanced streams.

Career exploration

Explore career paths in the industry and gain insights into what it takes to succeed.

ROVERS!!!

At the end of the day, do you really need any convincing to build rovers for fun? We don't!

Are you ready for ORT 2024/25?

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Frequently Asked Questions

The competition is open to all UKSEDS members. If you are not already a member, sign up for free membership today. This includes students (Bachelors to PhD), and we also support graduate teams (as long as team members have graduated within the last 3 years). Team sizes are limited to 10 but there is no lower team limit.

Teams participating in the Olympus Rover Trials will have the opportunity to apply for a bursary to partially cover their costs.

Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Orbex, we’re also able to offer a grant for participating teams with at least half of their team members identifying as female or non-binary to also provide 50% of the costs for their rocket up to £150.

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