CIRC 2025 Competition Information

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. After the webinar, we’ll post the slides on the Resources for Teams page.

• Rover 101: October 19th, 2024.
• Designing for Safety: November 16, 2024.