GALILEO Robotics Exploration

GALILEO ROBOTICS EXPLORATION

We design rovers for extreme environments. From the University of Pisa to the European Rover Challenge.

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Acompetitionroverisnotsomethingyoubuy:youdesignit,buildit,andfixitatthreeinthemorning.Everybolt,everyboard,everylineofcodecomesfromthestudentswhostudyhere.

SEC. 01 / ROVER

Four subsystems, one traverse

MOBILITY

Six wheels, no roads

Rocker-bogie suspension and six independently driven wheels. The competition field simulates Mars: sand, rocks, slopes. Mobility decides how far everything else gets.

Six wheels, no roads

ARM

Manipulating at a distance

A robotic arm to operate panels, collect samples and work interfaces designed for human hands. Millimetre precision, commanded from metres away.

Manipulating at a distance

ELECTRONICS

The nervous system

Power, telemetry and control in an environment that vibrates, overheats and fills with dust. Every board is designed and tested by the team.

The nervous system

AUTONOMY

Deciding on its own

There is no GPS on Mars. The rover navigates with stereo vision, maps built in real time and algorithms that pick the path without human input.

Deciding on its own

SEC. 02 / MISSION

European Rover Challenge

Europe's leading robotics competition on simulated Martian terrain. University teams from around the world, a competition field that reproduces Mars, judges from the space industry.

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SEC. 03 / TEAM

Divisions, not departments

Each division owns a subsystem: designs it, builds it, takes it to the field. Students from different programmes, one goal.

  • DIV-01

    Mechanics

    Chassis, suspension, wheels and arm. From CAD to the mill.

  • DIV-02

    Electronics

    Boards, power, sensors and wiring that survive the field.

  • DIV-03

    Software

    Control, teleoperation and the autonomous navigation stack.

  • DIV-04

    Science

    Instruments and protocols for the analysis and sampling tasks.

  • DIV-05

    Operations

    Sponsors, logistics, communication. The mission outside the lab.

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We are looking for students from every programme. No experience required: you learn by building.

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