- Announcements
The 5th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge Team Applications Results
- Experiment at Kibo
- Kibo Utilization Office for Asia (KUOA)
Participating Team Submission Result
A total of 13 countries/regions/organizations (Table 1) from Kibo-ABC*2 member countries/region, the United States, and the United Nation Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), participated in this year's competition, with a record number of 661 teams and 2,788 applicants.
As in previous year, in response to requests from outside Kibo-RPC participating countries/region (Kibo-ABC members and the United States), we have established the framework of the UNOOSA international slot in collaboration with UNOOSA. The objective is to expand the Kibo-RPC worldwide, in response to requests from outside Kibo-RPC participating countries/region. Through this framework, students from 23 countries have participated in the competition in addition to Kibo-RPC participating countries/regions (Table 2).
Table 1. Participation from Kibo-ABC member countries/regions, the United States and UNOOSA
Country/Region (in alphabetical order) | Number of Teams |
Australia | 7 |
Bangladesh | 160 |
Japan | 29 |
Malaysia | 42 |
Nepal | 1 |
Philippines | 29 |
Singapore | 11 |
Taiwan | 68 |
Thailand | 200 |
UAE | 17 |
UNOOSA | 54 |
USA | 42 |
Vietnam | 1 |
Total | 661 Teams |
Table 2. Number of participants sorted by country by UNOOSA international slots
Country/Region (in alphabetical order) | Number of Participants | |
Asia region | Bhutan | 45 |
Cambodia | 2 | |
India | 25 | |
Indonesia | 54 | |
Iraq | 3 | |
Malaysia | 1 | |
Oman | 6 | |
Pakistan | 9 | |
Syrian Arab Republic | 5 | |
Africa region | Congo | 1 |
Egypt | 6 | |
Ghana | 4 | |
Kenya | 15 | |
Kingdom of Lesotho | 6 | |
Nigeria | 7 | |
Rwanda | 1 | |
Tunisia | 19 | |
Zimbabwe | 2 | |
South America region | Colombia | 14 |
Costa Rica | 12 | |
Mexico | 9 | |
Nicaragua | 3 | |
Venezuela | 5 | |
Total | 23 Countries | 256 students |
The Preliminary Round and the Final Round
Schedule
June 20, 2024: APK submission deadline
June 21-July 7, 2024: Preliminary competitions for each country /region/ organization (utilizing JAXA’s simulation environment)
Around October 2024: The Final Round (utilizing the actual Astrobee robot in the Kibo module of the ISS)
Official Website
Kibo-RPC is a collaboration of JAXA and NASA based on Japan-U.S. cooperation through the Japan-U.S. Open Platform Partnership Program (JP-US OP3) to promote Kibo utilization in the Asia-Pacific region and to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through these activities, the program provides educational opportunities for students in the area to learn about robot operation and computer programming in space.
Countries, region and organizations participating in the 5th Kibo-RPC (in alphabetical order): Australia, Bangladesh, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, USA, UNOOSA, Vietnam
Kibo-ABC is an initiative within the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) to promote space environment utilization in the region. This competition is one of the activities of the APRSAF, and institutions wishing to participate must submit an application form to the space agency or designated organization of their countries/region.
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