York University Rover Team touches down

Members of the York University Rover Team (YURT) landed at the Mars Curiosity Party TO this past Sunday to cheer on NASA’s Curiosity Rover and let partygoers test drive York’s award-winning prototype. Students from York’s Faculty of Science & Engineering entertained the group of more than two dozen children and 200 adults, giving them a chance […]

York University's rover team finishes second in Mars challenge

The York University Rover Team – just call them YURTs – maintained their record of excellence at the international University Rover Challenge (URC) on the weekend, finishing in second place to a team from Poland in the hot deserts of Utah. (CBC also covered the team's success). Above: Members of the York University Rover Team […]