Competitor Zone

ERC is a university team competition; therefore, a minimum of 75% of the team must be students, Ph.D. students, or recent graduates. Collaboration with specialists from different fields is allowed, but the team members' documentation required for the competition should be prepared only. More than one team may compete within the same university. For more information, please refer to the regulations, which you can download from our website.

The current registration schedule can be found on our website, under the Competitor Zone tab. If you want to register your team, start by reading the rules and regulations to see all the necessary information. The schedule for each edition appears at the end of each calendar year. Registration begins at the end of January. If your team meets the requirements, download the attachments included in the regulations, fill them out and send them to us at teams@roverchallenge.eu. Remember that it is necessary to send ALL data listed in the regulations and the consent form. You will find updated registration information (deadline reminders, etc., on our social media).

First of all, do not underestimate the phase of preparing the documentation. Many teams treat it as an introduction to further activities, but it is a very important element of the competition. First, the ability to prepare it is essential in the work of most engineers. Secondly, the number of teams that will take part in the competition is limited and it is on the basis of the documentation that the jury will decide whether you will be part of that group.

No. We are not able to provide such support equally for all teams and it would not be fair to help a few chosen ones. We try to help you by giving up on the entry fee. Besides, searching for sponsors on your own is very important and will be a valuable lesson for you in the future. It is worth considering from the very beginning whether and how you can commercialize your work in order to prove to potential sponsors that it is worth investing in you.

Registration and participation in the competition do not require any fees to the organizer.

This year, for the first time, competitors will compete in two formulas – REMOTE and ON-SITE. Therefore, the remote control of robots is to level the playing field for all participants and allow teams to start anywhere in the world. So there is no objection to you being near the track, but you must remember that you are subject to the same rules as other participants even then. Even if you are close to the robot, you must control it using the platform prepared for this purpose. In addition, one of the rules associated with the hybrid formula of the competition is the so-called "no peeking." Any attempt to peep can be punished with disqualification.

The main prize in the ON-SITE formula is a 2500 USD voucher. The sponsor of the award is Astronika

The main prize in the REMOTE formula is a 1250 USD voucher. The sponsor of the award is GMV