News

The latest from UJI Robotics Team

Competition results, project milestones, and the upcoming events we're attending.

Updates

What we've been up to

The eight MyActuator X6-60+ motors for Iberus Qibina rover's v2 drivetrain, funded by the Generalitat Valenciana

October 2026

New MyActuator motors for our rover's v2 drivetrain

We've received the MyActuator X6-60+ motors that will power Iberus Qibina's new drivetrain for the European Rover Challenge — a jump to much more robust, professional-grade components.

The Reciplasa catamaran on display at Castellón's XXVI National Naval Modelling Exhibition

October 2026

We brought our catamaran to the XXVI National Naval Modelling Exhibition

We exhibited the Reciplasa catamaran at Castellón's Espai Cultural Moruno, alongside more than fifty models built by modellers from all over Spain for this event organised by the Asociación de Modelistas de Castellón.

UJI Robotics Team collecting their recognition on stage at the UJILab Innovació team presentation event

October 2026

We closed the season at UJILab's team presentation

We looked back, in front of the rest of the campus's student associations, at the two first-place awards we won this year at the ASTI Robotics Challenge — and we're already looking ahead to our next project: the rover. Thanks to our mentor, Antonio Morales, for guiding us through it all.

3D-printed trophy given by Science GTS 2026's Children's Science Committee to UJI Robotics Team

September 2026

The Children's Science Committee honors us at Science GTS

We set up our stand again at UJI's European Researchers' Night, where more than fifty outreach proposals opened their doors to the public. The Children's Science Committee, made up of the youngest visitors, decided to give us a symbolic award for the best stand among the more than 50 taking part.

2025 — 2026 season

Medi TV interview about Luloc and our projects

Medi TV interviewed us after the ASTI Robotics Challenge X to talk about Luloc, our winning robot, and the rest of the team's projects.

Team collecting the Best Project award at ASTI Robotics Challenge X

2025 — 2026 season

Best Project and Sumo champions at ASTI Challenge X

We won the Best Project award and first place in the Sumo event, fielding three of our own teams in the same edition — Luloc, our Sumo robot, among them.

Public presentation of the rover's first prototype to the university community

February 2025

We presented the rover prototype at Universitat Jaume I

In front of hundreds of people and the media, with a successful field test on campus — the step before what is now Iberus Qibina.

The team's rover clearing an obstacle during a field test on the UJI campus

December 2024

First working rover prototype for the European Rover Challenge

We presented our first working prototype to a small group, consolidating the project and opening the door to new collaborations.

Agenda

Upcoming events

Talks, fairs and competitions we attend — updated as dates are confirmed.