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MRover designs, builds, and tests a rover for the annual University Rover Challenge. URC 2022 World Champions.

Ann Arbor, MI
Joined December 2012
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It’s an honor!
For this year's @URConMars, we wanted to up the ante and create a dramatic URC trophy that could be passed down year after year to the first-place team. Mission accomplished! 🏆 Congratulations to @UMRover for being the first team to hoist this trophy in celebration. 🙌
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Hail to the Victors! Over the past year, students from @UMengineering's @UMRover built Rosie to traverse a hostile terrain, assist astronauts, service equipment, and perform science. This weekend, they competed in southern Utah, and today, they return victorious!
A special congratulations to Michigan Mars Rover Team (Univ. of Michigan) 🇺🇸, the winner of #URC2022, with 388.97 points! Way to go, Wolverines! For full details about the Mars Society's University Rover Challenge, visit: urc.marssociety.org. #stem #robotics #utah @URConMars
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Michigan Mars Rover retweeted
We are excited to announce the podium finishers at the #URC2022Finals! 1. @umrover (@UMich, USA) - 388.97 2. @nova_rover_team (@MonashUni, AUS) - 380.55 3. @MissouriMRDT (@MissouriSandT, USA) - 370.71 All scores: urc.marssociety.org/home/abo… Congrats, teams!
Michigan Mars Rover retweeted
Thanks for visiting with us today, @Dr_ThomasZ! Our students are ready to help get us to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Let's go!
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Join us in celebrating the end of the semester by purchasing some new MRover apparel! Visit the link to place your order! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Honoring the life of @jtar02 (Aero '14). Rest in peace.
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Hi all! We are so grateful for all of the gifts we received yesterday and excited to announce that Giving Blueday has been extended through today! If you'd still like to make a gift, please visit the link in our profile and search for our story (933717) #GivingBlueday #IGaveBlue
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Happy #GivingBlueday! Please visit the link in our bio for more information or to make a gift to the team! #IGaveBlue
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Giving Blueday starts at midnight! Please consider supporting the MRover team and our mission to cultivate an inclusive environment for students to pursue and develop an interest in robotics for space exploration. givingblueday.org/o/universi…
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Students from @UMRover help a friend cross the street! flic.kr/p/2n3Nuyq
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Interest Meetings this week! Wed 9/8, 5pm, Zoom (see below) Thurs 9/9, 7pm, 220 Chrysler Meeting ID: 988 3259 2083 Passcode: rover
Interested in MRover? Come visit us during Festifall tomorrow on North Campus from 5-8pm!
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It's that time of year again... We just submitted our URC 2021 Systems Acceptance Review!!!! We our incredibly proud of our rover and all of the hard work our team has put in this year despite the many challenges cause by the pandemic. The full video: youtube.com/watch?v=YMYH7Zxk…
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Giving Blueday is Wednesday March 10th! Please consider donating to help our team build our best rover yet!!!!! #givingblueday #universityofmichigan
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Intersted in joining the team? Find us at festival this Sunday from 10am-2pm!
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Happy Launch Day!!! Today marks the first manned launch by a private company, and the first manned launch to the ISS from American soil in 9 years!
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URC2020 Team Spotlight: @UMRover from @UMich in Michigan! youtu.be/zIPuCrzIAaI