This IIT Madras team is building rovers & drones for MARS EXPLORATION

[00:00:48] Anveshak: Team Lead Introduction and what Anveshak does

[00:01:58] Rover and Drone Partnership: How does it help?

[00:02:40] Mars: Why Mars and how is the Mars environment replicated for testing?

[00:06:25] Competition Experience: Anxiety inducing or Exciting?

[00:09:22] Meet Isaac: Anveshak’s current rover and upcoming competitions

[00:12:18] Anveshak Results: Competition wins and Achievements

[00:14:22] Designing a Robot for Mars: The difference and challenges

[00:21:18] Money Matters: Rover costs and saving costs with 3D printing

[00:25:30] The Anveshak Drone: Masterclass on drones and how they work

[00:27:31] Autonomous Driving: How do you remotely drive a vehicle on a different planet?

[00:32:17] In-House Development: What parts has the team built on its own?

[00:33:50] Anveshak Astrobiology Module: What is the mission and what does the module do?

[00:37:43] Women in STEM: Adithi’s advice to girls in STEM and future plans for Anveshak

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[00:00:30] IIT Madras

[00:01:24] The Anveshak team is trying to match the Mars Rovers made by NASA and the Chandrayaan project by ISRO

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[00:13:28] AAKA Space Studio is conducting an Indian version of NASA’s Mars Desert Space Station in collaboration with PRL

[00:29:17] The Anveshak Drone is powered by a Nvidia Jetson/Nano.

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[00:08:20] The Anveshak team is preparing to participate in The Rover Challenge competition

[00:10:42] Another competition that Anveshak participates in is the IRoC conducted by ISRO.

[00:11:16] IRDC is another competition that Anveshak participates in.

[00:11:47] University Rover Challenge which is conducted in Utah where NASA rovers are also tested

[00:12:24] The Anveshak team came first in the Caterpillar Autonomy Challenge held as part of IIT Madras Shaastra event.

[00:25:45] The Anveshak drone participates in the ISDC competition since there is no separate competition for the rover and drone to participate in together.

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