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SPROS IRC is a space robotics engineering competition. It challenges university students to conceptualise, design, develop and operate an astronaut-assistive next-generation space Rover and perform specific missions in Mars simulated conditions.
The objective of the competition is to provide students with a real-world interdisciplinary engineering experience, combining practical engineering skills with soft skills, including business planning and project management.
Commencing this year, teams will be allowed to fly drones in the IRC. During the IRC Finals, they are not allowed to use drones.
Jan 28- Feb 2, 2026
Venue: Udupi,Karnataka, India
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IRC Finals
The IRC 2026 Finals will be performed within a specially designed 20,000 square meter simulated landscape called Sproscape. It will be the world’s largest arena of its kind.
ABEx
Astrobiology Expedition: The rover acts as a Mobile Science Laboratory to collect samples and perform analysis to seek signs of life.
ID&MO
Instrument Deployment and Maintenance Operation: The rovers traverses a short distance to operate on a mock-up instrument panel to perform a set of precise operations.
R&DO
Reconnaissance and Delivery Operation: The rover reconnaissance an area to search, locate, pick up, and deliver objects to specific locations.
PIMA
Project Implementation and Management Assessment: PIMA will have one-to-one interaction between the teams and the judges about their rover development.
IRC RULEBOOK - 2026
Any changes in the dates or mode of the competition due to any circumstances shall be communicated to the teams.