
Indian Rover Challenge 2018
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About the event
The Indian Rover Challenge (IRC) features an engineering design challenge to engage students worldwide in the next phase of space exploration. Indian Rover Challenge is the only robotics and space exploration competition of its kind in Asia-Pacific which aims to ignite and encourage the spirit of innovation amongst budding engineers as they set on a quest to build a space exploration rover, using their skills and ideas. The competition challenges high school and college students to design and build next-generation Mars rover and compete in Mars-simulated conditions.
Indian Rover Challenge 2019 is organized by the students of the rover design team ‘Mars Rover Manipal’ of Manipal Institute of Technology. It is the only student-driven rover design competition.
The sprawling town of Manipal will host the second edition of Indian Rover Challenge from 9-12 January 2019. The competition will take place inside the campus of Manipal Institute of Technology which is a constituent institute of Manipal Academy of Higher Education.
Events & highlights
The sprawling town of Manipal will host the second edition of Indian Rover Challenge from 9-12 January 2019. The competition will take place inside the campus of Manipal Institute of Technology which is a constituent institute of Manipal Academy of Higher Education.
Manipal Group’s name is synonymous with legacy in the higher education services over the last 60 years. MAHE ,an institution of eminence ,was established in 1953 and is a deemed to be university under the section 3 of UGC act. Over 28,000 students from 57 different nations are on its roll. Among private universities, MAHE is consistently ranked in top 5 in India. In the field of research, it is ranked as number 1 private university by various ranking agencies.
MIT’s rover design team ‘Mars Rover Manipal’ (MRM) is supposed to organize the upcoming edition of IRC. The team has 4 years of experience in making rovers. The team has already established itself as one of the best rover design teams of the world. In recently concluded University Rover Challenge (URC) 2019, it achieved 7th position across the world and was the highest ranked team from India
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Rover Design Competition
Registration deadline / Important dates
30 septermber 2018
Registration Fees
$65
How to Reach
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Nearest Airports Mangalore, Goa and Bengaluru Airports
Nearest Railway Station Udupi Railway Station
Nearest Bus Stop Tiger Circle, Manipal
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