‘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.

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