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ARTPARK Top-Up Fellowships for Masters and Bachelors Students for Support of Innovative Projects in Robotics, Autonomous Systems and AI.

ARTPARK@IISc invites applications from students of any reputable higher-education institution in India for a Top-Up Fellowship to support their Project work in the broad areas of Robotics, Autonomous Systems and AI.
Duration: Sept 2023-March 2024 (with option to extend till July 2024)
Eligibility: Final Year Bachelors of Engineering or Science Programs, Final year Master’s Programs in Engineering (with approval/NoC from their academic supervisor/institution)
To apply, students must submit a one-page summary of their project ideas in the broad areas of Robotics, Autonomous System and AI with potential for applications in real use cases. The projects can be individual or in groups of up to 4 students. The projects can be application oriented or foundational in nature, with a strong focus on novelty and innovation. We encourage Project submissions which aim to demonstrate solutions in a laboratory setting.
Selected UG students will receive an award of Rs. 7,000 per month from Sept 2023 to March 2024.
Selected Master’s students will receive an award of Rs. 12,500 per month from Sept 2023 to March 2024.
Applications are now closed

ARTPARK's Robotics Challenge 2021-22 required a robot to demonstrate janitorial tasks that would be typically performed in a washroom. The tasks were limited to clearing any rubbish that may be on the floor followed by cleaning the washbasin and the washbasin counter using a sanitizing liquid finally, the robot would also mop the floor of the restroom. The robot was given a brief opportunity to scout out the restroom area so that it can assess the environment and create a representation of it for planning and navigation purposes. The challenge was rolled out to all colleges across India, in the midst of the pandemic and yet the response we received from students was overwhelming. 136 applications were received out of which 30 teams qualified for Stage II, and finally, 4 teams qualified for the finals. The Finals were held on 13th and 14th May 2022 at JN Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Winners 2012-22
Team Gryffindors, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
‘NACDeC VI - The National Design Challenge: Air Ambulance’ was a year-long competition organized by ARTPARK @ IISc, AeSI Design Division and AeSI Mumbai Branch and The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), India
Over 45 brilliant ideas and designs took flight in the competition, all aiming to create an autonomous and advanced Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) vehicle for advanced air mobility.
Winners 2022-2023
Team Vayamrit, Defense Institute of Advanved Technology