Find your system
Choose a division that fits your curiosity, from autonomy and electronics to science and operations.
Student recruitment // HSM AriesBring the curiosity.
Not a spectator sport.
Bring the curiosity.
Build the rover.
HSM Aries is for students who want to make space robotics real — in CAD, code, the workshop and the field.
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Recruitment // onboardingYour route to
Your route to
the rover.
At HSM Aries, you will design, machine, program and field-test planetary rovers competing at the European Rover Challenge.
- Who can join
- Students of Hochschule Schmalkalden and partner universities across all semesters and faculties.
- Active campaign
- ERC 2026 competition rover development.
Build with the crew
Turn ideas into hardware and software in the workshop with a multidisciplinary team.
Prove it in the field
Test, iterate and take the rover into a live European Rover Challenge campaign.
Start with
your signal.
There is no perfect CV for a rover team. Tell us what interests you, what you have tried and where you want to learn.
Lab locationRobotics workshop & proving grounds
Hochschule Schmalkalden
Blechhammer 9, 98574 Schmalkalden