EN
JP
Astrobee Kibo Robot Programming Challenge Int-Ball

What's New

  • Nov 17, 2021
    The Final Round has finished and the results have been posted.
  • Oct 13, 2021
    "Status of Final Round" was updated.
  • Sep 16, 2021
    "Status of Final Round" was updated.
  • Sep 13, 2021
    "Status of Final Round" was updated.
  • Sep 03, 2021
    "Status of Final Round" was updated.
  • Jul 27, 2021
    Website has been updated with the following:
    • Rulebook was revised.
  • Jul 20, 2021
    The Preliminary Round and the Programming Skills Round has finished and the results have been posted.

    Conguratuations, Team "Indentation Error" from Thailand !

  • Jul 19, 2021
    Website has been updated with the following:
    • Rulebook, Programmnig Manual, Template APK, and Sample APK were revised.
    • Simulator v2.0, Programming Manual Appendix 1, and External Modules v2.0 for Local Simulation Environment were released.
  • Jul 15, 2021
    "Status of Preliminary Round" was updated to the latest.
    The link to the live stream of Programming Skills Round is now available.
  • Jul 13, 2021
    "Status of Preliminary Round" was updated to the latest.
  • Jul 02, 2021
    "Status of Preliminary Round" was updated.
  • Jun 07, 2021
    The applications for the 2nd Kibo-RPC are now closed!
    Thank you for your interest in the 2nd Kibo Robot Programming Challenge.
    • The updated information on the Preliminary Round in each country will be posted on the news.
    • The deadline for the APK submission is June 21, 2021.
  • May 31, 2021
    Website has been updated with the following:
    • Rulebook was revised.
  • May 21, 2021
    Website has been updated with the following:
    • External Modules for Local Simulation Environment was updated.
  • May 12, 2021
    In response to demand, we have decided to expand the deadline of application and program submission.
    • Application deadline: June 6, 2021 (23:59)
    • Program submission: June 21, 2021 (23:59)
  • Apr 28, 2021
    Website has been updated with the following:
    • Simulator was updated. You can now select simulation conditions.
    • Programming Manual was revised.
  • Apr 26, 2021
    Website has been updated with the following:
    • Guidance movie has been released.
  • Apr 14, 2021
    Website has been updated with the following:
    • Rulebook and External Modules for Local Simulation Environment were revised.
  • Apr 1, 2021
    Website has been updated with the following:
    • Vietnam was joined to Kibo-RPC participating countries/regions.
    • Rulebook and Programmnig Manual were released.
    • Simulator was released.
    • Guidebook was revised.
  • Mar 16, 2021
    Website has been updated with the following:
    • New Zealand and Malaysia were joined to Kibo-RPC participating countries/regions.
    • Entry Description was revised.
    • Guidebook was revised.
  • Feb 8, 2021
    We start accepting applications for the 2nd Kibo-RPC/Kibo-RPC 2nd mission.

Read More
Read Less
expand_more

Result of Final Round

Indentation Error
Thailand
Enigma Systems
Bangladesh
GeminiPYTW
Taiwan
Results
1st
Indentation Error
Thailand
A
28.86pt
2nd
Enigma Systems
Bangladesh
A
19.16pt
3rd
GeminiPYTW
Taiwan
C
00:25.081
4th
Cepheus-2
Indonesia
C
00:31.570
5th
LEMON TREE
Malaysia
C
00:36.488
6th
Dream Rover
Australia
D
-
Cosmic Jellyfish
Japan
D
-
Descendants of the Sun
Singapore
D
-
Vball Kibo
Vietnam
D
-
emoji_events Crew Award emoji_events
Astronaut Hoshide selected the team that made the most impressive report.
Crew Award
Enigma Systems
Bangladesh

Participating Teams

Team Dream Rover
Australia
Dream Rover Dream Rover Dream Rover Dream Rover Dream Rover Dream Rover Dream Rover
Team Enigma Systems
Bangladesh
Enigma Systems
Team Cepheus-2
Indonesia
Cepheus-2 Cepheus-2 Cepheus-2 Cepheus-2 Cepheus-2
Team Cosmic Jellyfish
Japan
Cosmic Jellyfish Cosmic Jellyfish
Team LEMON TREE
Malaysia
LEMON TREE LEMON TREE LEMON TREE LEMON TREE LEMON TREE
Team ELON'S FANGIRLS
New Zealand
withdraw
Team Descendants of the Sun
Singapore
Descendants of the Sun Descendants of the Sun Descendants of the Sun Descendants of the Sun Descendants of the Sun Descendants of the Sun
Team GeminiPYTW
Taiwan
GeminiPYTW GeminiPYTW GeminiPYTW GeminiPYTW GeminiPYTW GeminiPYTW
Team Indentation Error
Thailand
Indentaion Error
Team Vball Kibo
Vietnam
Indentaion Error Indentaion Error Indentaion Error Indentaion Error Indentaion Error Indentaion Error Indentaion Error Indentaion Error

Result of Preliminary Round

Programming Skills Round

The winners from the Preliminary Rounds have competed for their skills on the JAXA's simulation environment, Programming Skills Round, in advance of the Final Round on the ISS.
Winner
Prize Icon 2nd Kibo-RPC Mission Patch
Indentation Error
Thailand
Results
1st
Indentation Error
Thailand
A
88.22pt
2nd
GeminiPYTW
Taiwan
A
71.77pt
3rd
Enigma Systems
Bangladesh
A
59.28pt
4th
Cepheus-2
Indonesia
A
56.16pt
5th
Cosmic Jellyfish
Japan
A
26.17pt
6th
Descendants of the Sun
Singapore
A
21.00pt
7th
Dream Rover
Australia
A
9.64pt
8th
LEMON TREE
Malaysia
C
00:58.6
9th
ELON'S FANGIRLS
New Zealand
C
03:40.1

Result of country/region

Australia
ASA
OGL
Winner
Team Dream Rover Class A
https://kiboaustralia.com.au/
Bangladesh
NMST
StemX365
Winner
Team Enigma Systems Class A
https://stemx365.org/tournmnt/2
Indonesia
LAPAN
Winner
Team Cepheus-2 Class A
Japan
JAXA
Winner
Team Cosmic Jellyfish Class A
Malaysia
MYSA
Winner
Team LEMON TREE Class B
Nepal
NESARC
The Preliminary Round was canceled due to COVID-19.
New Zealand
NZSA
Winner
Team ELON'S FANGIRLS Class C
Singapore
SSTL
Winner
Team Descendants of the Sun Class A
https://www.space.org.sg/kibo-rpc/
Taiwan
NSPO
Winner
Team GeminiPYTW Class A
Thailand
NSTDA
Winner
Team Indentation Error Class A
https://www.nstda.or.th/jaxa-thailand/category/kibo-rpc/
Vietnam
STI
The Preliminary Round was canceled due to COVID-19.

Schedule

Feb 2021 Call for Participation
Application and Self-learning
Apr 2021 Release of Simulation Environment
Program Development
Jun 2021 Preliminary Round
Program Improvement
Sep 2021 Final Round in ISS / Kibo
announcement
Note that this schedule is subject to change depending on the experiment schedule in the ISS.

Game Story

The ISS air leak that occurred in 2020
has been repaired by talented programmers in Asia.
Everyday back on the ISS ...

Because only an emergency measure was taken, the air leak recurred in 2021.

The location of the leak has already been identified.
Asian programmers,
do a complete repair and report completion of the mission to the astronauts!

※ This is a fictional story.

Game Rules

  • Move Astrobee and read the AR tags and the QR code
  • Analyze the position/orientation of the target from information obtained from the QR code.
  • Adjust Astrobee's position/orientation and illuminate the center of the target with Astrobee's laser.
  • Finally, report completion of the mission to a crew member. Your score is calculated from the accuracy of laser pointing and the elapsed time.
Game Flow
announcement
This is an overview of the rules. Please refer to the Rulebook for details.

How to Enter the Kibo-RPC

The applications are now closed

Entry Qualification

  1. Students up to graduate school in a Kibo-RPC participating countries/region under the framework of Kibo-ABC may apply for the competition.
  2. A team is comprised of more than three members.
infoKibo-ABC member country/region
  • Australia
  • Bangladesh
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Nepal
  • New Zealand
  • Republic of the Philippines
  • Republic of Korea
  • Singapore
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Vietnam
infoKibo-RPC member country/region（as of Mar.15, 2021）
  • Australia（ASA, OGL）
  • Bangladesh（NMST）
  • Indonesia（LAPAN）
  • Japan（JAXA）
  • Malaysia（MYSA）
  • Nepal（NESARC）
  • New Zealand（NZSA）
  • Singapore（SSTL）
  • Taiwan（NSOP）
  • Thailand（NSTDA）
  • Vietnam（STI）

Application Process

  1. Please carefully read the Kibo-RPC Guidebook and Entry Description.
    Guidebookmenu_book
    Entry Descriptionmenu_book
  2. Fill in the Application Form and submit it to the Kibo-RPC point of contact (POC) in your country/region as listed below.
    Application Formget_app
    mail_outline Kibo-RPC point of contact (POC)
    AUS BGD IDN JPN MYS NPL NZL SGP TWN THA VNM
  3. The Kibo-RPC POC will inform you of your team ID via email.

Purpose of Kibo-RPC

The Kibo Robot Programming Challenge is an educational program in which students solve various problems by programming free-flying robots (Astrobee and Int-Ball) in the International Space Station (ISS).
The Kibo-RPC will inspire students to develop their educational and professional goals to a higher level.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn cutting-edge methodologies and hone their skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through this program.

The Kibo-RPC will also expand international exchange by encouraging students to interact with other participants from around the world.

History of Kibo-RPC

1st Kibo-RPC

Held in 2020
A total of 1,168 students comprising 313 teams from seven countries/region
has participated in the Kibo-RPC.
1st Kibo-RPC Websitelaunch

Robot Introduction

© NASA

Astrobee

Astrobee, NASA's new free-flying robotic system, will help astronauts reduce the time spent on routine duties, allowing them to focus more on things that only humans can do.

© JAXA / NASA

Int-Ball

Int-Ball is a free-flying camera robot aiming to ultimately reduce crew time to zero for routine video-shooting tasks by crew in ISS/Kibo.