ERA IITK

ERA stands for Equipe de Robotique Autonome, a team for autonomous robotics. But for us, ERA means more than just the name. For us, it means a new era in the field of robotics, real-time artificial intelligence systems and intelligent ground vehicles. This team believes in 6 Es ー Enthusiasm, Excellence, Eclectic, Exceptional, Endeavour and Evolution. We are a team consisting of 12 members, spanning across varios majors at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. Our members are highly skilled in their respective fields of work. We are associated with the best faculty on campus. We have well established labs at our disposal for organised development, and timely testing of our autonomous robots. We have participated in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) DJI RoboMaster AI Challenge 2019, 2020 and 2022. Ours was the first team from India to participate in this prestigious competition which witnesses participation from over 200 teams worldwide. We have also published multiple research papers in prestigious conferences like the IEEE ROMAN and the IEEE SII. Currently, the team is working towards participating in the RoboCup MSL (2024) for the first time, becoming the first ever team to represent India in the international competition where many international teams attempt to win a fully autonomously played football match by robots. We are developing a fleet of indigenously made autonomous robots, performing research in the fields of Mechanical Design, Navigation and Perception, Computer Vision, Path Planning, System Integration and Strategic Decision Planning Algorithms. We envision a future where the team becomes an umbrella for factions that participate in other premium international competitions for autonomous robots and continue to push the quality of research and engineering standards of our Institute and our Nation.