Skip to main content

‘ISRO Robotics Challenge: IRoC-U 2024': Rs. 5 Lakhs Prize Money for winning the Competition

ISRO's U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) invites the youth of India for innovative ideas and designs of robotic rovers for future missions through ‘ISRO Robotics Challenge, URSC-2024’ acronym 'IRoC-U 2024'.

ISRO URSC 2024: Space Robotics Event for Students
Space Robotics Event for Students

To encourage innovative solutions in the field of space robotics among students across the country, ISRO has planned to organize "ISRO Robotics Challenge-URSC 2024 (IRoC-U 2024)" with the tagline "Let's build a space robot."

The solutions provided by the students in IRoC-U 2024 have a higher probability of being incorporated into ISRO's future interplanetary robotics missions. IRoC-U 2024 is an engineering project where institutional teams build robots to compete in an extra-terrestrial inspired arena, performing tasks based on the real-life challenges faced by space robotics. It is being planned as a platform for co-development of technologies in the area of space robotics through organizing challenges.

Event Schedule:

Sr. No.

Description

Date

1.

Announcement of the challenge

08.11.2023

2.

Submission of registration form along with proposal

20.11.2023

to 15.12.2023

3.

Announcement of Selection of teams for Quals (Maximum 50 teams will be selected)

15.01.2024

4.

Submission of Design Report (DR) by selected teams

15.02.2024

5.

Feedback on DR by organizers

01.03.2024

6.

Demo of prototype by selected teams

15.05.2024

To

19.05.2024

7.

Selection of teams for Field Round

(Maximum 10 teams will be selected)

25.05.2024

8.

Release of task particulars for Field Round

01.06.2024

9.

Operation Readiness Review and feedback

01.07.2024

To

06.07.2024

10.

Team Preparation Day

04.08.2024

11.

ISRO Robotics Challenge Day

05.08.2024

And 06.08.2024

12.

Awards Ceremony on National Space Day

23.08.2024

Venue:

The final onsite competition to perform the required tasks is planned to be conducted in URSC Bengaluru Campus in the Month of August 2024.

Awards and Recognitions:

The first three teams will be awarded based the evaluation by jury and fair play attitude of 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 Institute trophy
  • 2nd place Rs 3.0 Lakhs along with Institute trophy
  • 3rd place Rs 2.0 Lakhs along with Institute trophy

Two consolation prizes Rs 1.0 Lakh each along Institute trophy

The teams qualifying qualifying for the Field Round and participating on challenge day will be awarded with 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 with participation certificate 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.

First three Prize winning rovers (viz., places 1st, 2nd and 3rd) will get commemorative sticker placed on it by the organisers for each place.

Financial Assistance:

Each team qualifying for the Field Round and participating on the challenge day will be provided with financial assistance of Rs 2.0 Lakhs.

For more details:


You may also read:

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Geographical Indication Tag to Kachchhi Kharek

Kachchhi Kharek, the native dates of Kutch, have now been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, making them the second fruit from Gujarat to receive this recognition. Kachchhi Kharek received Geographical Indication (GI) tag Kachchhi Kharek, the  indigenous variety  of dates from Kutch, Gujarat, has recently been awarded a Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the  Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDT)  of India. This recognition marks the second fruit from Gujarat to receive such a distinction, following the Gir kesar mango in 2011. Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Kachchhi Kharek On January 2, the CGPDT office awarded a GI certificate to Kuchchhi Kharek, also known as Kutchi dates, following an application submitted by the Unidates Farmer Producer Company Limited (UFPCL), a farmer producer organization in Kutch. The application was initially filed in June 2021 by Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agriculture University (SDAU) th...
Post a Comment
Read more

GSSSB Advertisement: Recruitment for various Government Departments

Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board (GSSSB) (which is popularly known as ગુજરાત ગૌણ સેવા પંસદગી મંડળ ) has published advertisement related to vacancies in various Government of Gujarat Departments. GSSSB Recruitment 2023 Application are invited from Degree / Diploma in Civil, Surveyor, Electrical, Electronics candidates and other various qualifications depending on post. જાહેરાત ક્રમાંક સંવર્ગનું નામ કુલ જગ્યાઓ ૨૧૩ / ર૦૨૩૨૪ સર્વેયર , વર્ગ-3 ( મહેસૂલ વિભાગ) ૪૧૨ ૨૧૪ / ર૦૨૩૨૪ સીનીયર સર્વેયર , વર્ગ-3 ૯૭ ૨૧૫ / ર૦૨૩૨૪ પ્લાનીંગ આસીસ્ટન્ટ , વર્ગ-3 ૬૫ ૨૧૬ / ૨૦૨૩૨૪ સર્વેયર , વર્ગ-3 ૬૦ ૨૧૭ / ૨૦૨૩૨૪ વર્ક આસીસ્ટન્ટ , વર્ગ-3 ૫૭૪ ૨૧૮ / ૨૦૨૩૨૪ ઓક્યુપેશનલ થેરાપીસ્ટ , વર્ગ-3 ૦૬ ૨૧૯ / ૨૦૨૩૨૪ સ્ટરીલાઇઝર ટેક્નીશીયન , વર્ગ-3 ૦૧ ૨૨૦ / ૨૦૨૩૨૪ ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Delhi HC Upholds PepsiCo's Patent Claim for Lay's Potato Variety

The division bench of the Delhi High Court has recently ruled in favor of PepsiCo, granting them a patent for a specific potato variety used in their popular Lay's potato chips. PepsiCo wins Patent Case In 1989, PepsiCo, a renowned New York based  American snacks and beverages manufacturer, established its inaugural facility in India with the purpose of manufacturing potato chips. A specific variety of potato seeds was provided to a group of farmers by the company, who then exclusively sold their produce to PepsiCo at a predetermined price. In 2019, PepsiCo initiated a lawsuit against a select number of Indian farmers for cultivating the FC5 potato cultivar, claiming patent infringement. Additionally, the company sought compensation of over Rs 10 crore ($121,050) from each accused farmer for the alleged infringement. However, after several months, PepsiCo decided to withdraw the lawsuit. The varietal registration certificate for the potato variety 'FL-2027' awarded to...
Post a Comment
Read more