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From the field.

Late nights in the pit. Dust on red soil. Podium handovers under bright lights. The work, in pictures.

5 events · 23 photos

Three years on the Mars-analog circuit.

2026 · Manipal Institute of Technology

International Rover Challenge

Manipal hosted the Mars-analog arena. We arrived with a redesigned chassis and walked away with a podium finish.

Vajra at the heritage courtyard, Manipal — 01Vajra at the heritage courtyard, Manipal

Traversal task — full climb under load — 02Traversal task — full climb under load

Pit-celebration after the autonomy run — 03Pit-celebration after the autonomy run

Pre-run service against the Mars mural — 04Pre-run service against the Mars mural

Award handover on the IRC 2026 stage — 05Award handover on the IRC 2026 stage

2025 · BITS Pilani Goa

International Rover Challenge

First outing with the new manipulator. The team in matching varsity, the rover at altitude.

Squad with Vajra at golden hour — 01Squad with Vajra at golden hour

Vajra against the BITS Pilani arches — 02Vajra against the BITS Pilani arches

Varsity jackets on the venue steps — 03Varsity jackets on the venue steps

04Manipulator extended for the equipment task

Drive-away mid-traversal — 05Drive-away mid-traversal

2024 · Coimbatore · Mars-analog field

International Rover Challenge

Ranked 21st globally. The build sequence and the run that earned that finish — pit, terrain, podium.

Result · 21st globally

Team on the podium with Vajra — 01Team on the podium with Vajra

Pit floor — collective debug — 02Pit floor — collective debug

Vajra under judge inspection — 03Vajra under judge inspection

Field test — rover on red soil — 04Field test — rover on red soil

Last-minute wiring fix, under the chassis — 05Last-minute wiring fix, under the chassis

2024 · URSC, Bengaluru · ISRO

ISRO Robotics Challenge

The flagship national event. Vajra in front of Chandrayaan models, on a sand-arena built to lunar spec.

Full team on the IRoC-U 2024 stage — 01Full team on the IRoC-U 2024 stage

Every competing rover, lined up — 02Every competing rover, lined up

Vajra beside the Chandrayaan lander model — 03Vajra beside the Chandrayaan lander model

Arena task — rover, judges, cameras — 04Arena task — rover, judges, cameras

Lunar diorama with competing rovers — 05Lunar diorama with competing rovers

2026 · IIITDM Kancheepuram

Caterpillar 100 Years × MaRS

Industry-day demo for Caterpillar's centenary visit. The newest builds, on display.

Demo at the Caterpillar 100-Years arch — 01Demo at the Caterpillar 100-Years arch

Team with the rover under the arch — 02Team with the rover under the arch

Crowd around the build, mid-demo — 03Crowd around the build, mid-demo