The Rover Team took part in IRDC (International Rover Design Challenge) 2020 and achieved 13th rank in it.
The International Rover Challenge (formerly Indian Rover Challenge) is an annual robotics competition which features an engineering challenge to engage students worldwide in the next phase of space exploration. IRC is the only robotics and space exploration competition of its kind in Asia-Pacific which aims to ignite and encourage the spirit of innovation amongst budding engineers as they set on a quest to build a space exploration rovers, using their skills and ideas. The competition challenges college students to design and build next-generation Mars Rovers and compete in Mars Simulated conditions. IRC is part of the Rover Challenge Series (RCS) of The Mars Society.
Visit the International Rover Design Challenge website here.
See our submitted design here.
The 2021 Rover team also competed in the International Mars Hackathon held by Mars Society South Asia(MSSA) where we had to find solutions for various problems that can face while travelling to Mars and setting up a colony there. We achieved 17th rank in that competition.
International Mars Hackathon challenges teams from diverse disciplines to come up with insightful solutions to mind-boggling Space Exploration problems! The 48hr competition requires students to think on their feet and devise creative approaches in several thematic areas.
Visit the International Mars Hackathon website here.
See our submitted design here.
For the first time Team Rover entered Gujcost Robofest and advanced to the second round in the competition.
Visit the GUJCOST website here.
See our submitted design here.
For the 2021 rover, we designed a 6 degree of freedom robotic articulated arm with a 3D printed parallel gripper and a rocker bogie suspension with a differential bar.
