Robotics for Good: Two Indian Teams Win, Head to Geneva in 2027
Team Singularity and Ferrum Incubators won the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India at IMC 2026 and will represent India at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva.
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“Robotics for Good: Two Indian Teams Win, Head to Geneva in 2027”
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11 Oct 2026
Key Highlights
- Champions: Team Singularity (Junior) and Ferrum Incubators (Senior) won the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2026–27.
- Next stop: They will represent India at the Global Grand Finale in Geneva during the AI for Good Global Summit in June 2027.
- Scale: 57 teams and about 300 students and mentors from 14 states took part.
- The mission: Build autonomous robots for public health emergency response.
- Open to all: Free software and hardware were used so participation didn’t depend on expensive kits.
Two student teams will carry India’s flag to Geneva next year. Team Singularity won the Junior category and Ferrum Incubators the Senior category of the “Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2026–2027,” held on the sidelines of India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026 in New Delhi.
The challenge was organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), with support from the I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics.
The Challenge at a Glance
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Teams | 57 (28 Junior, 29 Senior) |
| Participants | ~300 students and mentors |
| States | 14 |
| Age group | 10 to 18 years |
| Theme | Public health emergency response (UN SDG 3) |
| Winners go to | AI for Good Global Summit, Geneva, June 2027 |
What the Robots Had to Do
Students designed, built and programmed autonomous robots to handle tasks drawn from a health emergency:
