Astarea — Team 169 in NRL 2026: HYPERDRIVE
TEAM 169 / NRL 2026: HYPERDRIVE / INDUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Six students building a robot for the 2026 season. Bengaluru Regional, 20–21 November 2026, Amazon Centre.
SIX STUDENTS / CLASS XI / INDUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
CREW RECORD / 01
Arnav V
- ROLE
- TBD
- CLASS
- XI
- TEAM
- 169 / ASTAREA
- BASE
- BENGALURU, IN
SUMMARY
Profile summary pending.
NRL HEXA PLATFORM / SNAPSHOT 28 OCT 2026
SPEC / LIMIT
- START ENVELOPE
- 18 × 18 × 10 in
- MASS
- ≤ 8 kg
- DRIVE
- 4 motors / skid steer
- CONTROL
- HEXA Hub + controller
- POWER
- 12 V · 2200 mAh
- PAYLOAD
- separate mech · ≤ 2 actuators
- AUTONOMY
- 60 s challenge
SUBSYSTEMS
- DRIVEONLINE
- ARMONLINE
- GRIPPERONLINE
- PAYLOADIN FABRICATION
- AUTONOMYIN DEVELOPMENT
- BALANCE AIDDESIGN
CONTROLLER <─> HEXA HUB
M1/M2 DRIVE · S1 ARM · S3 GRIPPER · OLED
Two COREs under control at once. The payload runs on a separate mechanism with its own two-actuator budget.
BENGALURU REGIONAL / BUILD LOG
NEXT / BENGALURU REGIONAL
AMAZON CENTRE
BENGALURU, IN / NRL 2026: HYPERDRIVE
Top 20% qualify for the National Championship in Mumbai, December 2026.
BUILD LOG
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CALLSIGN
Astarea becomes the team name.
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TELEOP
Drive, arm and gripper mapped to the NRL controller.
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SYSTEMS
Drivebase, arm and gripper verified. Payload next.