Unmanned Ground Vehicle

About the Competition

  The aim of the Unmanned Land Vehicles competition, which will be held for the first time this year within the           framework of TEKNOFEST 2025 Competitions, will be to realise the series of events that will be experienced by       UGVs under combat conditions, including fire support missions, in a track environment. The unmanned land   vehicle will be controlled remotely, semi-autonomously and fully autonomously during the competition, and the   guidance of the land vehicle will be provided by the integration of navigation algorithms, software running in the   background and data obtained from the sensors on the vehicle. 

Competition Evaluation Stages;
  • Technical Qualification Form,
  • Critical Design Report,
  • After passing the Vehicle Evidence Video stages, they will participate in the Final Competition. 
Templates for the documents to be prepared by the competitors will be announced on the TEKNOFEST website or communication channels at a later date.

Competition Calendar 2025

Explanation Date
Contest Application Deadline February 20, 2025
Technical Qualification Form submission deadline March 14, 2025-17:00
Announcement of Technical Qualification Form results April 4, 2025
Critical Design Report submission deadline May 20, 2025-17:00
Announcement of Critical Design Report results 13 June 2025
Video submission deadline July 23, 2025-17:00
Announcement of finalists August 5, 2025
Final competitions August-September 2025
TEKNOFEST İstanbul September 2025

IKA Competition 2025 Awards

Degree Award
First 250.000 ₺
Second 200.000 ₺
Third 150.000 ₺

Unmanned Land Vehicle Competition

Excluding the informations provided in the specifications, you need to join the e-mail group through the link below for other questions regarding to the competition. The questions you ask and the answers you receive will be visible to the other members of the e-mail group.

TECHNICAL TOUR

COMPANIES RECOGNITION OPPORTUNITY
By organizing technical tours, it is provided to on-site inspection of working on leading technological firms of Turkey.

NETWORK
TEKNOFEST, which hosts hundreds of companies on technical trips, provides the opportunity to get to know experts in every field.

INFORMATION ABOUT BUSINESS AND VOCATIONAL LIFE
On technical trips, the opportunity to meet expert engineers about business and professional life is provided.

MOTIVATION AND INTERESTING
On technical trips, people who have worked in technology companies have the opportunity to listen to their experiences and increase motivation.

SUPPORT PROGRAM

MATERIAL SUPPORT OPPORTUNITY
In order to support the projects of thousands of young people, material support is provided to the teams that pass the stages determined for the competitions.

TRANSPORTATION / ACCOMODATION SUPPORT
Finalist teams are provided with transportation/accommodation support for TEKNOFEST competitions.

AWARDS
Prizes await the teams that compete in TEKNOFEST and qualify for the ranking.

EDUCATION

TRAINING CAMP PROGRAM
Training programs will be organized for the finalist teams with the participation of the executive institution and advisory board members.

Q&A MEETÇINGS
Teams with the participation of the executive and advisory board members Meetings where projects, evaluation criteria and processes can direct questions to the advisory board will be planned.
 

CAREER

INTERNSHIP
Internship opportunities in Turkey's technology institutions will be provided.

GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
Turkey under the Technology Team, conducted by the Foundation for the National Team Program Support Technology Teams are provided with incentives through orientation and support programs for international competitions.