At today’s press conference, Lenovo boasted about providing technological support to the Silesian Phoenix research group in creating the Phoenix III Mars rover project.
It is very good news that large corporations help young people pursue their passions and help them develop skills that will certainly pay off in their later professional lives.
Creating a Mars rover itself means not only gaining knowledge in a future industry, but also participating in many competitions and related events, and therefore also organizing such trips, also abroad. Without a doubt, flying across the ocean with a Mars rover is quite a challenge.
Wojciech Zakrzeski, General Manager at Lenovo Polska:
I am extremely proud that we could support such a talented group of young engineers as the Silesian Phoenix team in their ambitious project. Their passion, creativity and commitment are proof of the great potential of the young generation. At Lenovo, we believe that innovation drives the world, and cooperation with such inspiring people confirms this belief. We are glad that our technologies could be part of this initiative. Congratulations to the entire Silesian Phoenix team! They are the future of engineering and technology.
The Mars rover Phoenix III, created by the Silesian Phoenix research group, has already participated in several international competitions. Students of the Silesian University of Technology can boast of 8th place in the prestigious Canadian International Rover Challenge, as well as high positions in two European competitions – European Rover Challenge.
engineer Jakub Gurgul, Project Manager:
As a member of the Silesian Phoenix team, I am incredibly proud that we were able to implement our project in cooperation with Lenovo. By working on such technologically advanced equipment, we were able to take our ideas to a completely new level – from design to implementation of solutions in practice. Today’s event allowed us to present the effects of our cooperation in the form of the Phoenix III Mars rover.
This is the third version of Phoenix (a project that began in 2018), and it stands out from other rovers created by students from around the world, including the use of carbon fiber in its construction.
The creators of the rover are a team of students working together as part of the Interfaculty Student Scientific Club for the Application of Artificial Intelligence Methods AI-METH. The current members of this research group are Jakub Gargul, Patryk Stawczyk, Szymon Bogacki, Jakub Bręewski, Witold Krafczyk, Rafał Zientek, Radosław Kępa, Jerzy Bieniek, Bartosz Bdzionek, Wojciech Łoziński, Oskar Górka, Jakub Grabowski and supervisors: Andrzej Jałowiecki, prof. Ph.D. Wojciech Moczulski, Ph.D. engineer Piotr Przystańka, prof. PŚ, Ph.D. Eng. Wawrzyniec Panfil.
