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Strongwomen

The temporary exhibition at the Museum of Krakow takes place over 100 years after the announcement of the decree on voting rights for Polish...

Cyndi Lauper

The legendary American singer-songwriter - author of such iconic hits as “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and “True Colors”, composer, producer and actress...

Poland’s Key Role in the Global Business Services Landscape

In this episode of Poland in the Global Context by Poland Weekly, host Sylwia Ziemacka is joined by Kacper Grabowski, Senior Director and Management...

Poland takes the helm in Europe

Six months of dealmaking ahead for Poland’s Prime MinisterThe Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union from January 1 to June 30,...

State Treasury as an Important Player in the Office Market

State entities are gradually increasing their impact on the development of Poland's office sectorIn the upcoming years, administrative institutions and state-owned companies will actively...

US Planetary Champion From Kraków

Student team AGH Space Systems from AGH University of Science and Technology (Kraków) and their planetary rover Kalman won the international rover competition in the United States, the University Rover Challenge (URC). The second Polish team with Scorpio rover from Wrocław University of Science and Technology was 13th. During 3-day challenge AGH scored 392.76 points surpassing US teams: Team Mountaineers (391.80 points) and BYU Mars Rover (374.24). AGH have already been victorious in many earlier international competitions. In 2023 they won the European Rover Challenge in Kielce (Poland) and the Canadian International Rover Challenge in Drumheller.

The University Rover Challenge is a prestigious event organized at Mars Desert Research Station in Utah in cooperation with space scientists, including NASA. It consists of various tasks corresponding to real challenges faced by rovers on Mars. This year it was attended by 102 teams from 15 countries around the world, including 38 finalists from 10 countries: Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Colombia, Japan, India, Mexico, Poland, Turkey and USA. Teams from Polish universities have been competing in URC since 2009 and have achieved numerous successes. The first one was in 2011, when Magma2 rover built at Bialystok University of Technology won the first place.

Marek Gizmajer
Marek Gizmajer
High-tech journalist
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