CIRC 2025 Competition Information

CIRC 2025 has finished! Congratulations to DAM Robotics Club for their victory. To see the full scores to go Results and Standings.

Overview

Welcome to the 2025 Canadian International Rover Challenge! We are pleased to offer our 9th competition in the badlands of Alberta Canada. This unique and rugged landscape is an ideal environment for university space and robotics teams to compete and showcase their rovers.

Event Date

August 8-11, 2025

Location

Drumheller, Alberta, Canada

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Preliminary Schedule

Apply to Participate

We’re no longer accepting expressions of interest for the 2025 competition. Sign up for our mailing list to be notified early of upcoming competitions.

Rules and Regulations

Rules

• Competition Rules
• Rover Safety Requirements
• Interventions Guide
• CIRC Central Guidelines
• Competition Code of Conduct
• Questions and Answers

Task Descriptions

• Competition Tasks
• Task Rubrics
• Root Cause Analysis Challenge

General Information

• 2025 Supporter Information
• Resources for Teams
• Volunteering Information
• Event News

Webinars

We’re running a series of webinars to provide information on how to succeed at CIRC.

2025 Summer Challenge

• Rover 101: October 19th, 2024.
• Requirements and Safety: November 16th, 2024
• How to work with Protospace: May 15th, 2025