Overview
Exploring new horizons this year, our team was able to travel internationally for the first time to compete at the European Rover Challenge as well as play on the home field at URC. With a rewrite of RED and iterating on the previous years design, Horizon secured a 10th place finish at ERC and a 5th place finish at URC.
Key Achievements
- Traveled internationally to compete in Kielce, Poland for the 2015 European Rover Challenge
- The last rewrite of RED, all consecutive years built upon this version
- First use of carbon fiber for the wheels
- First year using cylindrical li-pos for the rover battery
URC Results
Sample Return Task: 100
Astronaut Assistance Task: 23
Equipment Servicing Task: 75
Terrain Traversing Task: 40
Presentation Task: 84.2
Penalties: 0
Total: 322.2
Final Placement: 5th Place
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