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Freshmen Lead to Mars Rover Victory | San Jose News
Jesse Deuel, a Missouri S&T grad and key member of the Mars Rover Design Team, just helped his squad win back-to-back University Rover Challenge titles — and he calls it the most stressful, exhilarating experience of his life. The team’s secret? Freshmen lead the design, ensuring knowledge sticks and the team stays strong. They don’t chase the flashiest tech — they obsess over testing. Deuel’s passion? Not stargazing, but logic and electronics, which led him to programming and then building rovers. Their winning rover, Athena, scored a near-perfect 496.57 — while others broke down. Even…
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