IIIT-Dharwad team secures fourth place in ISRO robotics challenge

Team Icarus of IIIT Dharwad with director Mahadeva Prasanna and guide Mallikarjun Kande at a press conference in Dharwad on Tuesday (October 13). | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Team Icarus of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Dharwad, has secured fourth place in the ISRO Robotics Challenge–URSC (IRoC-U) 2026 and won a cash prize of ₹2 lakh.

The team comprised Jayesh Patil, Saksham Gupta, Aswin Joseph, Priyanshu Mittal, Raskin Verma, Ankit Dash and Mohammad Rehan.

Addressing a press conference at IIIT Dharwad on Tuesday, director S.R. Mahadeva Prasanna and Professor of Practice Mallikarjun Kande said the seven-member team was among 20 teams selected for the final round at the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru after clearing the preliminary, qualification and elimination stages.