Rankings

Since 2011, WVU and the Statler College have made a name for themselves in robotics competitions.

2025

• University Rover Challenge
  Overall finish: second of 38 team at finals and 114 total teams from 15 countries.
• Robocup@Work - WVU Mountaineers@Work Industrial Robotics Capstone Team
  Overall finish: fourth out of 9 top international programs competing in Salvador, Brazil

2024

• University Rover Challenge
  Overall finish: second of 38 team at finals and 10 total teams from 10 countries.
• F1Tenth
  Overall finish: second place at the IEEE International Conference on Smart Mobility, against teams from USA, Canada, and China

2023

• University Rover Challenge
  Overall finish: first of 37 team at finals and 104 total teams from 15 countries.

2021

• Space Robotics Challenge Phase 2
  NASA Centennial Challenge, Virtual
  Final Round: sixth of the 22 finalists, $30,000
• Space Robotics Challenge Phase 2
  NASA Centennial Challenge, Virtual
  Qualification Round: 1 of 22 to qualify for final round, and 1 of 6 to secure the full $15,000 prize of the 114 registered teams.

2019

• RASC-AL Moon to Mars Ice and Prospecting Challenge
  Langley Research Center, Virginia
  Overall finish: first

2018

• NASA Mars Ice Challenge
  Langley Research Center, Virginia
  Overall finish: second

2017

• NASA Mars Ice Challenge
  Langley Research Center, Virginia
  Overall finish: first

2016

• NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge
  Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  First place, final challenge, $750,000 prize
• Remote Robot Challenge
  Oklahoma State University
  Overall finish: third and sixth
• NASA/NIA RASC-AL Exploration Robo-Ops
  Student Challenge
  Johnson Space Center, Texas
  Overall finish: second

2015

• NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge
  Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  First place, level two challenge, $100,000 prize
• NASA/NIA RASC-AL Exploration Robo-Ops
  Student Challenge
  Johnson Space Center
  Overall finish: second
• Mercury Remote Robot Challenge
  Oklahoma State University
  Overall finish: third

2014

• NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge
  Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts
  First place, level one challenge
• NASA Robotic Mining Competition
  Kennedy Space Center, Florida
  Overall finish: first
  First Place, mining competition
  First Place, STEM outreach
  Second Place, presentation
• NASA/NIA RASC-AL Exploration Robo-Ops
  Student Challenge
  Johnson Space Center, Texas
  Overall finish: first
• Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems
  Robotic International Space Mining Competition
  Mauna Kea, Hawaii
  Overall finish: first

2013

• NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition,
  Kennedy Space Center, Florida
  Overall finish: second
  Second Place, Spirit Award
• NASA/NIA RASC-AL Exploration Robo-Ops
  Student Challenge
  Johnson Space Center, Texas
  Overall finish: fourth
  Best Paper Award
  Best in Show Award
  Best in Agility Award

2012

• NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition
  Kennedy Space Center, Florida
  Overall finish: third
  Second Place, presentation
• NASA/NIA RASC-AL Exploration Robo-Ops
  Student Challenge
  Johnson Space Center, Texas
  Overall finish: fourth

2011

• NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition
  Kennedy Space Center, Florida
  Overall finish: second
  Third Place, mining competition