DRIVE · AUTOMATION · ROBOTICS
Engineering milestones, field reports and the latest from HSM Aries.
Dispatches charting the road from first sketch to the ERC 2026 finals — and on to Leap-2.
On our first ERC appearance, HSM Aries finished 17th in the 25-team finals, from 124 registered teams worldwide. Built without major sponsorship, LEAP-One earned 1492.25 points. A proud beginning — and the experience driving Leap-2 forward.
HSM Aries.space ranked first among 124 international teams in the ERC 2026 qualification stage, earning 239.75 points for the LEAP-One mission.
The team has released its official 10-minute ERC 2026 qualification video, presenting LEAP-One’s mobility, navigation, robotic systems, science suite, and mission control.
1 of 27 earlier dispatches · competition.
LEAP-One has been selected for the European Rover Challenge 2025. This honor puts HSM Aries on an international stage to test autonomy, sampling systems, and a modular chassis under competition conditions. Over the coming months we'll intensify field tests, refine systems, and publish behind-the-scenes updates as we prepare to represent Hochschule Schmalk…