Mission
IRC 2027
Engineering the future of planetary exploration. Designing an autonomous, life-detecting rover to conquer extreme Martian terrain simulations.
Rover System Architecture
Official Competition Platform
Overcoming the Challenge
Astrobiology Expedition
Serving as a mobile science lab to collect subsurface soil, conduct onboard chemical assays for habitability, and cache sterilized samples.
Autonomous Delivery
Teleoperated reconnaissance to locate objects across a chaotic 500m zone, followed by fully autonomous navigation and payload pick-up.
Instrument Deployment
Executing precise 6-DoF manipulation on a mock panel. The arm must turn knobs, operate joysticks, type, and connect electrical plugs.
Project Management
Demonstrating comprehensive system engineering through intensive technical reviews, business partnership planning, and rover exhibition.
System Architecture Specs
A highly modular, ruggedized platform balancing mechanical resilience with advanced computational autonomy.
Mechanical & Mobility Overview
Our custom Rocker-Bogie suspension ensures maximum traction over extreme Martian landscapes. The robotic manipulator arm features 6 degrees of freedom, capable of lifting payloads up to 5kg with mm-level precision.
Technical Integration Focus
The Brains Behind the Machine
Chinar Mhatre
Team Head
Vishnu Sarathy
Electronics
Rudraksh
Software
Anurag Patil
Mechanical
Harsh Chandwani
Electronics
Arnav Gupta
Mechanical
Sushil Krishna K
Software