Hello NVIDIA team,
I’m Saran Ramachandran, and I lead the Extra Terrestrial Engineers student team at SRH University of Applied Sciences Berlin. Last year, we placed 9th at ARC Junior 2025 in Turkey with our microrover, and we’re now developing a full-scale, 1 m × 1 m planetary rover for the Australian Rover Challenge (ARCh) 2026.
Right now, we’re looking to step up our game and incorporate advanced AI and robotics capabilities into our systems. That’s where the Jetson development board comes in! We’re super excited about its potential to power our autonomous rover, but as a student team, we could really use some support to make this happen.
The challenges includes a variety of demanding missions:
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Autonomous navigation over rough terrain and obstacles
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Object detection and recognition for science tasks
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Robotic arm manipulation for collecting and sorting samples
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Real-time sensor fusion and control logic to complete each task efficiently and safely
We require robust control logic and significant computer vision work, both of which are ideally suited for the Jetson platform. We would be incredibly grateful if NVIDIA could help us out with Jetson Developer Kit sponsorship . We are a self-funded team, and support from NVIDIA would make a huge difference and enable us to push our project even further.
We are also interested in access to Isaac Sim for robotics simulation and AI testing. In return for your support, we will proudly showcase NVIDIA’s technology on our rover, in our outreach, and at the ARCh 2026 competition, which features broad academic and media coverage.
If you’d like to know more about us, our projects, or our planned use of the Jetson boards and Isaac Sim, we’re happy to share more details and discuss any opportunities!
Thanks a lot for your time and consideration. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Kind regards,
Saran Ramachandran
Team Lead – Extra Terrestrial Engineers
SRH University of Applied Sciences Berlin
extraterrestrialengineers@gmail.com