Team Titans of Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering (YCCE), Nagpur, secured Third Position nationally in the ISRO Robotics Challenge–University Edition (IRoC-U) 2026, organized by U. R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), ISRO, Bengaluru. Competing against 600+ proposals through an eight-month, four-round challenge, the team reached the Top 20 national finalists. Under the theme “ASCEND – Towards Swarm Expedition,” the team developed an autonomous aerial robotic system for exploration in GPS-denied, Mars-like environments, demonstrating navigation, surveying, feature detection, precision landing, communication and data transfer capabilities. The team won a cash prize of ₹5 lakh.

This achievement marks Team Titans’ third consecutive national success and third consecutive appearance in the IRoC-U national finals. The journey began with the 2024 national championship-winning lunar rover GURUtva, followed by Fourth Position in 2025 under “Fly Me to Mars.” The sustained success reflects strong technical continuity, knowledge transfer and mentorship across successive student teams. Dr. Sandip Khedkar, Institute Mentor, and Mr. Niket Malusare, Industrial Mentor, Electus Technologies Pvt. Ltd., provided continued guidance. The 2026 team is led by Anushka Gupta, with Aman Sharma, Manthan Mowale, Om Jumle, Ayush Rodekar and Shreyash Khedgarkar.