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The red planet, as Mars is known, is being simulated at the Brugg-Windisch campus of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) using red reed sandstone from the region and specially selected gravel, among other things.
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Mars rovers can now train in Brugg in Aargau. A Mars training area was inaugurated on the campus of the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland on Thursday. In future, the university's Mars rover, named "Hufi", will be tested and further developed here.
According to the university, the training area simulates realistic Martian conditions. The red planet, as Mars is known, will be simulated at the Brugg-Windisch campus of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) using red reed sandstone from the region and specially selected gravel, among other things.
According to the university, "Hufi" will carry out challenging navigation exercises on it. The Mars rover, which was developed by FHNW students, took first place in the European Rover Challenge (ERC) last year. It is set to compete against other robots in the European competition again this year. It can navigate autonomously and take precise samples, it is said.
The new training ground was developed by landscape architecture students at the Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (Ost) in Rapperswil SG. The facility was built by horticultural apprentices. It cost 160,000 Swiss francs.
12.06.2025, 17:23
