— Mars Rover Students Club
India’s student rover team,out of IIITDM Kancheepuram.
We design, build, and field autonomous rovers for international competition — IRC, ISDC, IRoC-U.
— Mars Rover Students Club
India’s student rover team,out of IIITDM Kancheepuram.
2025–26 Season
Three flagships. Three results on the international board.
- 0th
IRC
International Rover Challenge 2026
Space Robotics Society · Manipal
Top-10 finish in our second consecutive year.
- 0th
ISDC
International Space Drone Challenge 2026
Space Robotics Society · Manipal
Aerial counterpart to the rover programme.
- Innovation
AwardSHAASTRA
Caterpillar Autonomy Challenge 2026
IIT Madras
Design Innovation Award for Vetri's underbelly scooping mechanism — debuting at IIT Madras's flagship technical fest.
Rudra
ERC 2026
Cycloidal gearbox · Ackermann steer
30 cm sample drill
Shaurya
IRC 2026
ROS 2 autonomy · ZED stereo
10th globally
Vetri
SHAASTRA Caterpillar
Underbelly scooping mechanism
Design Innovation Award
Khoj
IRC 2026 · aerial recon
GPS nav · FPV · payload drop
9th — ISDC 2026
Destiny
Companion platform
Generative-design chassis
Rocky · sandy · inclined terrain
Lakshya
ERC 2025
5-DOF arm · science cache
Rover Brick
IRC 2025
4WD · linear-actuator arm
Vajra
ERC 2023 · IRC 2024
4WD differential · custom suspension
21st globally
Rudra
ERC 2026
Cycloidal gearbox · Ackermann steer
30 cm sample drill
Shaurya
IRC 2026
ROS 2 autonomy · ZED stereo
10th globally
Vetri
SHAASTRA Caterpillar
Underbelly scooping mechanism
Design Innovation Award
Khoj
IRC 2026 · aerial recon
GPS nav · FPV · payload drop
9th — ISDC 2026
Destiny
Companion platform
Generative-design chassis
Rocky · sandy · inclined terrain
Lakshya
ERC 2025
5-DOF arm · science cache
Rover Brick
IRC 2025
4WD · linear-actuator arm
Vajra
ERC 2023 · IRC 2024
4WD differential · custom suspension
21st globally
Build something that moves
on another world.
