The «Rover Challenge» competition provides an environment for students to gain real-world engineering and project management experience. In 2025 the contest consisted of five main tasks.
- ASTROBIOLOGY EXPEDITION (ABEx) and Scientific Presentation (PP&Report). The rover fills the role of mobile science laboratory, searching for signs of life with the variety of atmospheric and geological equipment.
- RECONNAISSANCE AND DELIVERY OPERATION (RDO). The Rover has to traverse challenging terrain to locate and several objects of interest and deliver them to designated coordinates.
- AUTONOMOUS EXPEDITION (AutEx). During this stage the rover has to autonomously drive through several checkpoints, marked by visual clues.
- INSTRUMENT DEPLOYMENT AND MAINTENANCE OPERATION (ID&MO). The rovers traverses a short distance to operate on a mock-up instrument panel to perform a set of precise operations.
- Project Implementation and Management Assessment (PIMA) procedure. PIMA procedure is a presentation of project implementation and assessment of its management.
On all stages the operators do not have a line of sight with the rover. They control it using only sensor and camera data.
Jan 28- Feb 2, 2025.
Venue: BITS Pilani, Goa, India.
THE IRC 2025 FINALS
The «Rover Challenge» competition provides an environment for students to gain real-world engineering and project management experience. In 2025 the contest consisted of five main tasks.
ASTROBIOLOGY EXPEDITION (ABEx) and Scientific Presentation (PP&Report).
The rover fills the role of mobile science laboratory, searching for signs of life with the variety of atmospheric and geological equipment.
RECONNAISSANCE AND DELIVERY OPERATION (RDO).
The Rover has to traverse challenging terrain to locate and several objects of interest and deliver them to designated coordinates.
AUTONOMOUS EXPEDITION (AutEx).
During this stage the rover has to autonomously drive through several checkpoints, marked by visual clues.
INSTRUMENT DEPLOYMENT AND MAINTENANCE OPERATION (ID&MO).
The rovers traverses a short distance to operate on a mock-up instrument panel to perform a set of precise operations.
Project Implementation and Management Assessment (PIMA).
PIMA procedure is a presentation of project implementation and assessment of its management.
On all stages the operators do not have a line of sight with the rover. They control it using only sensor and camera data.
Jan 28- Feb 2, 2025.
Venue: BITS Pilani, Goa, India.
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Competition
25
Teams in the finals
1000
Participants
6th
Our ranking
BITS Pilani K K Birla GOA Campus
BITS Pilani K K Birla GOA Campus
Our rover has arrived
Preparing for the exhibition
Space Robotics Week started
Exhibition
The IRC 2025 finals started
Day 1. Project Implementation and Management Assessment (PIMA).
Day1. ASTROBIOLOGY EXPEDITION (ABEx).
Day1. ASTROBIOLOGY EXPEDITION (ABEx).
DAY2. ID&MO.
An ingenuity of the team on-site did not become a Part of the rover.
DAY2. INSTRUMENT DEPLOYMENT AND MAINTENANCE OPERATION (ID&MO).
DAY2. INSTRUMENT DEPLOYMENT AND MAINTENANCE OPERATION (ID&MO).
DAY2. AUTONOMOUS EXPEDITION (AutEx).
The MSU ROVER F1 Pit Stop team at hard work.
Day 3. RECONNAISSANCE AND DELIVERY OPERATION (RDO).
Day 4. Scientific presentation.
The IRC 2025 finals
The IRC 2025 finals. Results. We are in 6th place.
The IRC 2025 finals. Results.
IRC – International Rovers Collaboration 2025.
IRC – International Rovers Collaboration 2025.
IRC – International Rovers Collaboration 2025.
IRC – International Rovers Collaboration 2025.
IRC – International Rovers Collaboration 2025.
Through the years with friends.
PSG Team Aurora.
Through the years with friends.
PSG Team Aurora.
Through the years with friends.
PSG Team Aurora.
Our team leads.
Through the years with friends.
PSG Team Aurora.
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