ISRO has launched ISRO Robotics Challenge 2024 with a tagline of Let’s Build a Space Robot and is seeking registrations from all students across India by December 15, 2023.

About the Challenge

To provide a greater opportunity for the students of the country to provide innovative solutions in the area of space robotics, it is planned to organize “ISRO Robotics Challenge-URSC 2024 (IRoC-U 2024)” with a tagline of “Let’s build a space robot”. The solutions provided by the students in IRoC-U 2024 have a greater chance of getting incorporated into ISRO’s future interplanetary robotics missions.

IRoC-U 2024 consists of an engineering project where the Institutional teams build robots to compete in an extra-terrestrial-inspired arena, performing tasks based on the real-life challenges faced by space robotics. IRoC-U is being planned as a platform for the co-development of technologies in the area of space robotics through organizing challenges.

Eligibility Criteria

  • The competition is open to students of Indian origin studying in educational institutions located in India.
  • Only one team shall participate in the event from an Institute.
  • The team consists of students pursuing graduation/post-graduation/research.
  • The team must consist of 10 students from the same Institute.
  • The maximum age of any student member shall be 30 years as of 23rd August 2023.
  • The team must be mentored by a faculty from the same Institute.
  • The team may have an additional mentor from the Industry.

Awards and Recognitions

The first three teams will be awarded based on the evaluation by the jury and the fair play attitude of the teams. Additionally, two consolation prizes are also planned.

The awards in the form of cash and institute trophy are planned as follows:

  • 1st Place: Rs. 5.0 Lakhs along with the Institute trophy.
  • 2nd Place: Rs. 3.0 Lakhs along with the Institute trophy.
  • 3rd Place: Rs. 2.0 Lakhs along with the Institute trophy.
  • Two consolation prizes of Rs. 1.0 Lakh each along with the Institute trophy.

The teams qualifying for the Field Round and participating on challenge day will be awarded an appreciation certificate to each of the team members and mentors. The teams qualifying for the Quals and who have submitted the design report will be awarded participation certificates to each of the team members and mentors.

No certificates will be given to the teams who fail to submit the design report by the specified timeline. The first three prize-winning rovers (viz., places 1st, 2nd, and 3rd) will get a commemorative sticker placed on it by the organizers for each place. Each team qualifying for the Field Round and participating on the challenge day will be provided with financial assistance of Rs. 2.0 Lakhs.

How to Register?

Interested candidates can register via this link.

Important Dates

  • Submission of registration form along with proposal: November 20, 2023 to December 15, 2023
  • Announcement of Selection of teams for Quals (Maximum 50 teams will be selected): January 15, 2024
  • Submission of Design Report (DR) by selected teams: February 15, 2024
  • Feedback on DR by organisers: March 1, 2024
  • Demo of the prototype by selected teams: May 15, 2024, to May 19, 2024
  • Selection of teams for Field Round (Maximum 10 teams will be selected): May 25, 2024
  • Release of task particulars for Field Round: June 1, 2024
  • Operation Readiness Review and Feedback: July 1, 2024, to July 6, 2024
  • Team Preparation Day: August 4, 2024
  • ISRO Robotics Challenge Day: August 5, 2024 and August 6, 2024
  • Awards Ceremony on National Space Day: August 23, 2024

Venue

The final onsite competition to perform the required tasks is planned to be conducted at U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru Campus in the Month of August 2024.

Click here to view the official notification of the ISRO Robotics Challenge 2024 at U R Rao Satellite Centre, Bangalore.

Click here to view the official notificationDownload