Tested in the field.
Field tests, rebuilds, presentations and the Mars yard at the ERC 2026 finals in Kraków — the HSM Aries programme as it happened, newest first.
Frames from the ERC 2026 finals in Kraków back to the first team photo in Schmalkalden.
Mars yard, pit tent, lecture hall.
Three days at AGH in September: the chassis rebuilt on the pavement, the first sand runs, the maintenance panel, the rain day and the team presentation.
LEAP-One and AQUILA on show.
The stand at Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena on 28 April 2026: the rover and the quadcopter on display, a camera crew, and the visit from the Thuringian state leadership.
Out of the lab.
LEAP-One and the AQUILA quadcopter on the grass outside the Hochschule Schmalkalden building during multi-terrain trials.
Bare chassis, live bus.
CAN-bus testing on the bare chassis with the ODrive controllers wired in, the quadcopter on the bench, and the team after the first build phase.
Briefings, pitches, visitors.
Department briefings for new members in the seminar room, the pitch at Boehm Group, and visits from KUKA Robotics and the Thuringian Ministry of Science.
Where it started.
The first HSM Aries team photo and the earliest team meetings.