PREMIUM How JKUAT students built a Mars rover To explore the surface of Mars, the rover uses cameras and drilling equipment to search for evidence that the planet once had water or microbial life. News 18 min ago
They had just won the Launch Stage Final of the Cars4Mars African Rover Challenge, a continent-wide robotics competition that asks university students to design a working Mars rover prototype.
A Mars rover is a remote-controlled robotic vehicle usually used by America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to explore the planet’s surface.
On August 15, 2026, eight Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) students refreshed an online scoreboard and saw their name at the top.
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