Where the rover earns its name.
Designs survive in the lab. Rankings are earned in the dust. Every international and national result MaRS has put on the board — across ERC, IRC, ISDC, IRoC-U, ARCh, and SHAASTRA.
2025–26 Season — current
IRC 2026
10th Globally · 408 pts
International Rover Challenge
Space Robotics Society · 28 Jan – 2 Feb 2026
ISDC 2026
9th Globally · 396 pts
International Space Drone Challenge
Space Robotics Society · 28 Jan – 2 Feb 2026
SHAASTRA 2026
Design Innovation Award
Caterpillar Autonomy Challenge
IIT Madras · Jan 2026
Full legacy
Every event, every result.
Top-10 globally at ERC. Top-6 nationally at IRoC. Rover presented to the President of India and the ISRO Chairman. The list, in full.
2026
3 events
IRC 2026
global
International Rover Challenge
Space Robotics Society · Manipal Institute of Technology, Udupi
10th Globally · 408 pts
ISDC 2026
global
International Space Drone Challenge
Space Robotics Society · MIT, Udupi
9th Globally · 396 pts
Khoj Drone's debut event.
SHAASTRA 2026
national
Caterpillar Autonomy Challenge
IIT Madras · IIT Madras, Chennai
Design Innovation Award
Won for Vetri's underbelly scooping mechanism.
2025
2 events
IRC 2025
global
International Rover Challenge
Space Robotics Society
16th Globally · 188 pts
ERC 2025 Remote
global
European Rover Challenge — Remote Edition
European Space Foundation
4th Globally · 215 pts
Best-ever ERC Remote finish — behind only Sapienza, IITB, and CRISS Robotics.
2024
2 events
IRoC-U 2024
national
ISRO Robotics Challenge — University
ISRO · U R Rao Satellite Centre · URSC, Bengaluru
6th Nationally (of 273 teams) · ₹2 Lakhs cash prize
Rover presented to President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu and ISRO Chairman Dr. S. Somanath.
IRC 2024 Onsite
global
International Rover Challenge — Onsite
Space Robotics Society
21st Globally
2023
4 events
ERC 2023 Onsite
global
European Rover Challenge — Onsite Edition (Poland)
European Space Foundation
3rd in India · 21st Globally
Only Indian contingent representing India at ERC 2023.
ERC 2023 Onsite Qualifier
global
European Rover Challenge — Onsite Qualification
European Space Foundation
18th of 54 · 62.25 pts (qualified to Poland finals)
Top-25 finish secured a spot at the ERC World Finals in Poland.
ERC 2023 Remote
global
European Rover Challenge — Remote Qualification
European Space Foundation
6th Globally · 312 pts · 2nd in India
ARCh 2022-23
global
Australian Rover Challenge — Critical Design Review
University of Adelaide
1st in Asia · 5th Globally
2022
1 event
ERC 2022 Remote
global
European Rover Challenge — Remote World Finals
European Space Foundation
6th Globally · 1st in Asia (Qualification)
2nd Globally and 1st in Asia in qualification round.
Beyond the leaderboard
The rover that left the lab.
MaRS’s rover has been presented to Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu and ISRO Chairman Dr. S. Somanath during IRoC-U at the U R Rao Satellite Centre, Bengaluru.
Coverage in DT Next, GST Online Media, and Tamil regional press — the SHUNYA squad has represented IIITDM as the sole Indian contingent at the European Rover Challenge Onsite Edition 2023, Poland.