ISRO Space Challenge: URSC invites ideas, designs of robotic rovers

The ISRO challenge consists of an engineering project where institutional teams will build robots to compete in an extra-terrestrial-inspired arena and perform tasks based on the real-life challenges faced by space robotics.

ISRO is inviting ideas and designs of robotic rovers for future missions from students. The U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) will conduct ‘ISRO Robotics Challenge, URSC-2024’ to provide opportunities to the students in the area of space robotics. Students can submit the registration form along with a proposal between November 20 and December 15.

After the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 Vikram on the lunar surface and the exploration near the southern pole of the moon, ISRO said it is gearing up for future robotic exploration missions to the moon and other celestial bodies.

The national space agency headquartered here said it is committed to creating unique opportunities for academia and industry to participate in technology development activities commensurate with organisational objectives.

The challenge 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.

“This is an invitation for the student community for the design and realisation of a ‘Wheeled/Legged Rover’ encompassing the development of complete hardware and software. The solutions provided by the students in IRoC-U 2024 have a greater chance of getting incorporated into ISRO’s future interplanetary robotics missions,” an ISRO statement said.

The objectives of the challenge are:

– To provide a standardised platform for exploring the area of space robotics

– To develop a deeper understanding of space robotics and its applications among the student community

– To co-develop (students and ISRO) future technologies needed in the area of space robotics.

The final onsite competition to perform the required tasks is planned to be conducted on URSC Bengaluru campus in August 2024.

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