2024.09.27

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Comments from the 5th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge finalists expressing their enthusiasm for the Final Round!

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Kibo Utilization Office for Asia (KUOA)

Teams have been selected to participate in the Final Round of the 5th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge (Kibo-RPC)*¹ hosted by JAXA, and each team is now making final preparations for the Final Round to be held on the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo. Here are some comments from the representative teams from each participating country/region (Table 1) on their enthusiasm for the finals.

Preliminary rounds of the 5th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge was held in participating countries/ regions!

Table 1: List of teams participating in Final Round (in alphabetical order)

Country/Region	Team Name
Australia	Dream Rover
Bangladesh	team_mukul
Japan	Celestial-Ravens
Malaysia	Techwin
Nepal	TEAM PGS
Philippines	Inflection Point
Singapore	SST 1
Taiwan	CHIPI-CHIPI CHAPA-CHAPA DUBI-DUBI DABA-DABA
Thailand	Astronut
UAE	UF0
UNOOSA	ORION 1
USA	Salcedo
Vietnam	Pho_VietNam

(1) Australia：Dream Rover

Messages from the Representative Teams of Each Country/Region for the 5th Kibo-RPC Finals (Australia: Dream Rover)YOUTUBE

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I am excited to participate in the Kibo RPC program and to represent Australia.

(2) Bangladesh：team_mukul

Messages from the Representative Teams of Each Country/Region for the 5th Kibo-RPC Finals (Bangladesh: team_mukul)YOUTUBE

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Team_Mukul is proud and excited to represent Bangladesh in the final round of Kibo-RPC.
It will be thrilling to see our code and the Kibo robot inside the space station.

(3) Japan：Celestial-Ravens

Messages from the Representative Teams of Each Country/Region for the 5th Kibo-RPC Final (JAPAN: Celestial-Ravens)YOUTUBE

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We believe that the program we have developed this time is of a quality that can compete with the best in the world.
As a Japanese team, we aim to win the championship that Japan has missed since the first championship.

(4) Malaysia：Techwin

Messages from the Representative Teams of Each Country/Region for the 5th Kibo-RPC Finals (Malaysia: Techwin)YOUTUBE

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For the past few months, we’ve stumbled across a lot of challenges. But I think from each our mistakes, we’ve learned quite a lot.
We can’t believe that we made it as a finalist, and we represent Malaysia, and we can’t really wait for it how the competition can’t turn out.

(5) Nepal：TEAM PGS

Messages from the Representative Teams of Each Country/Region for the 5th Kibo-RPC Finals (Nepal: TEAM PGS)YOUTUBE

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I am super excited for the final.
We are so excited to participate in this event.

(6) Philippines：Inflection Point

Messages from the Representative Teams of Each Country/Region for the 5th Kibo-RPC Finals (Philippines: Inflection Point)YOUTUBE

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We are proud and excited to represent the Philippines in the upcoming final round of the 5th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge.

(7) Singapore：SST 1

Messages from the Representative Teams of Each Country/Region for the 5th Kibo-RPC Finals (Singapore: SST 1)YOUTUBE

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This is not just our first final, but this is our second one. This remarkable achievement is a testament to our hard work, dedication, and passion for innovation.
As we move towards our finals, our enthusiasm and commitment are stronger than ever.

(8) Taiwan：CHIPI-CHIPI CHAPA-CHAPA DUBI-DUBI DABA-DABA

Messages from the Representative Teams of Each Country/Region for the 5th Kibo-RPC Finals (Taiwan: CHIPI-CHIPI CHAPA-CHAPA DUBI-DUBI DABA-DABA)YOUTUBE

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We are really excited to see our program being applied on the true Astrobee far away on ISS in the final round.
Though sometimes we’re in a loop of facing problems and solving problems, we hope all of our efforts can bring us promising results.

(9) Thailand：Astronut

Messages from the Representative Teams of Each Country/Region for the 5th Kibo-RPC Finals (Thailand: Astronut)YOUTUBE

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I will get through that our code will run in the ISS by Astrobee, and we will get through that we will meet international teams.

(10) UAE：UF0

Messages from the Representative Teams of Each Country/Region for the 5th Kibo-RPC Finals (UAE: UF0)YOUTUBE

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Competing in this challenge has been an incredible journey, and we cannot wait to showcase our skills in the final round.
Our team has worked tirelessly to reach this point and been ready to give it our all for the final round and ready to make it a memorable experience.

(11) USA：Salcedo

Messages from the Representative Teams of Each Country/Region for the 5th Kibo-RPC Finals (USA: Salcedo)YOUTUBE

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We’re really excited to be representing NASA in the 5th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge.

(12) Vietnam：Pho_VietNam

Messages from the Representative Teams of Each Country/Region for the 5th Kibo-RPC Finals (Vietnam: Pho_VietNam)YOUTUBE

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We are very happy to participate in the Kibo Robot Programming Challenge and make it to the final round.
We wish the final round a success, and all teams will have the best results.

The UNOOSA representative team, ORION 1, was unable to make comments due to extenuating circumstances, but they are working hard on a program for the Final Round. Thank you all for your support!

*1 Kibo-RPC
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

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