Project
Sapere
UNB Robotics Club · Fredericton, NB
A fully custom rover platform built by 60+ UNB students to compete in the Canadian International Rover Competition.
01 / What is Sapere?
A rover engineered from first principles.
Sapere is a fully custom rover platform designed by the UNB Robotics Club to compete in the Canadian International Rover Competition. We chose six core design principles governing reliability, durability, and technical execution.
We've cleared the qualifier round and are now in active build phase. Every subsystem from mechanical, electrical, and software is designed and built entirely by UNB students.
Six Design Principles
02 / Our Metrics
03 / The Build
Three subsystems. One competition rover.
- → Fusion 360 models complete: arm, chassis, wheels
- → Custom rocker-bogie suspension geometry
- → Virtual LiDAR & stereo camera arrays designed
- → Lightweight, waterproof low-cost frame
- → Gasketed airflow for Nvidia Orin GX thermal control
- → 7-Zone decentralized architecture
- → 24V 72Ah LiFePO4 + Smart BMS (8S 100A)
- → Hardware fail-safes & transient suppression
- → IP67-rated ruggedized interconnects
- → Mac mini M4 Pro + Nvidia compute backbone
- → Hard real-time scheduling (time-triggered cycle)
- → Static resource allocation — no mission-critical starvation
- → Envelope protection blocks unsafe actuation
- → Fixed-size periodic data packets, no latency spikes
- → Automatic fail-safe reversion on timing violations
04 / Sponsorship Tiers
Pick your tier. Leave your mark on Sapere.
All tiers are cumulative — each level includes every benefit from the tiers below it. Your support directly funds hardware, competition fees, and travel to CIRC 2026.
- ✓Invitation to sponsor night
- ✓Name & logo on website
- ✓Certificate of appreciation
- ✓Photo with the team
- ✓Logo on the rover body
- ✓Featured post on LinkedIn & Instagram
* All tiers are cumulative. In-kind / equipment donations are also welcome — contact us to discuss.
05 / Get in Touch
Ready to sponsor Sapere?
Our sponsorship team will respond within 48 hours. We're happy to discuss custom packages or in-kind contributions.
Fredericton, NB, Canada
We also welcome donations of electronics, PCB fabrication, 3D printing filament, structural materials, software licenses, and engineering tools. Every contribution moves Sapere closer to competition.