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Astrobee Kibo Robot Programming Challenge Int-Ball

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  • Oct 29, 2022
    "Result of Final Round" was updated.
  • Oct 25, 2022
    "Status of Final Round" was updated.
  • Sep 30, 2022
    "Status of Final Round" was updated.
  • Aug 25, 2022
    Information of finalists was updated.
  • Aug 2, 2022
    Website has been updated with the following:
    • "Status of final Round" was Updated.
    • Rulebook was revised.
  • July 20, 2022
    "Status of Preliminary Round" was updated.
  • July 19, 2022
    "Status of Preliminary Round" was updated.
  • July 15, 2022
    Website has been updated with the following:
    • "Status of Preliminary Round" was updated.
    • Rulebook, Programmnig Manual, Template APK, and Sample APK were revised.
    • Simulator v2.0 and Programming Manual Appendix 1 were released.
  • July 12, 2022
    "Status of Preliminary Round" was updated.
  • Jun 17, 2022
    "Status of Preliminary Round" was updated.
  • Jun 7, 2022
    Call for participation has been closed!
    Thank you for your interest in the 3rd Kibo Robot Programming Challenge.
    • The deadline for the APK submission is Monday, Jun 27, 2022

    Website has been updated with the following:
    • Rulebook was revised.
  • May 31, 2022
    Website has been updated with the following:
    • The Guidance Session video was updated.
  • May 11, 2022
    Application deadline extended:
    • New application deadline: June 6, 2022
  • Apr 28, 2022
    Website has been updated with the following:
    • Rulebook was revised.
    • Programming Manual was revised.
  • Apr 26, 2022
    Kibo-RPC Guidance Session will be held.

    Date: 2022/3/11 (Friday) 19:00-20:00 (JST)

    * The Guidance Session have already been held.

  • Apr 15, 2022
    Tutorial videos are now available!

    These videos helps you to start building a development environment and provide programming tips.
    If you are just starting programming or want to know how to proceed your program, please check it out!

  • Apr 5, 2022
    Simulator is now available!

    The applicants may be able to access the simulator after they enroll in the Kibo-RPC.

    The following important documents are also available for your reference.

    • Rulebook
    • Programming Manual
    • Guidance Session Materials
  • Mar 22, 2022
    The Guidance Session video is now available.
  • Feb 18, 2022
    We start accepting applications for the 3rd Kibo-RPC/Kibo-RPC 3rd mission.

    Kibo-RPC Guidance Session will be held.
    Date: 2022/2/28 (Monday) 19:00-20:00 (JST)

    The Guidance Session has been postponed to the following date.

    Date: 2022/3/11 (Friday) 19:00-20:00 (JST)

    * The Guidance Session have already been held.

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Result of Final Round

KIBO la na tsu bu KIBO /
Robology Awesome Aliens
Taiwan
Bondowoso 3/Prime
Indonesia
Space Lark
Japan
Results
1st
KIBO la na tsu bu KIBO / Robology Awesome Aliens
Taiwan
2nd
Bondowoso 3/Prime
Indonesia
3rd
Space Lark
Japan
4th
CP-HSTAR
USA
5th
BDMT
Vietnam
6th
Bondowoso 2 / Pinnacle
World Wide Team
(Indonesia / Tunisia)
7th
Enigma Systems
Bangladesh
8th
Dream Rover
Australia
9th
solarSystem[3]
Thailand
10th
IIUM ROBOTEAM AEROS-02
Malaysia
emoji_events Crew Award emoji_events
Koichi Wakata selected the team that made the most impressive report.
Crew Award
Enigma Systems
Bangladesh

Participating Teams

Team Dream Rover
Australia
Dream Rover
Team Enigma Systems
Bangladesh
Enigma Systems
Team Bondowoso 3 / Prime
Indonesia
Bondowoso 3 / Prime
Team Space Lark
Japan
Space Lark
Team IIUM ROBOTEAM AEROS-02
Malaysia
IIUM ROBOTEAM AEROS-02
Team Strange women lying in
ponds distributing swords
New Zealand
withdraw
Team SpaceY
Singapore
withdraw
Team KIBO la na tsu bu KIBO /
Robology Awesome Aliens
Taiwan
KIBO la na tsu bu KIBO / Robology Awesome Aliens
Team solarSystem[3]
Thailand
solarSystem[3]
Team CP-HSTAR
United States of America
CP-HSTAR
Team BDMT
Vietnam
BDMT
Team Bondowoso 2 / Pinnacle
World Wide Team (Indonesia / Tunisia)
Bondowoso 2 Pinnacle

Schedule

Feb 2022 Call for Participation
Application and Self-learning
Apr 2022 Release of Simulation Environment
Program Development
Jul 2022 Preliminary Round
Program Improvement
Sep 2022 Final Round in ISS / Kibo
announcement
Note that this schedule is subject to change depending on the experiment schedule in the ISS.

Game Story

In 2021, a recurring air leak was repaired
by talented Asian student programmers.
It seemed that the crisis had been successfully resolved...

However, due to the recent increase in space debris,
the ISS was hit by a group of debris in 2022.

As a result, the air leak repaired in 2021 recurred,
and a new sign of air leak was also detected.

Student programmers, save the ISS from these crises!

※ This is a fictional story.

Game Rules

  • Move Astrobee to Point 1 and illuminate the center of the Target 1 with Astrobee's laser.
  • Move Astrobee to near Point 2 and read AR tags around Target 2.
  • Analyze the position/orientation of the target from information obtained from the AR tags.
  • 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 Join 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 participating country/region（as of Feb. 18, 2022）
  • Australia（ASA/OGL）
  • Bangladesh（NMST）
  • Indonesia（LAPAN）
  • Japan（JAXA）
  • Malaysia（MYSA）
  • Nepal（NESARC）
  • New Zealand（NZSA）
  • Singapore（SSTL）
  • Taiwan（NSPO）
  • Thailand（NSTDA）
  • United States of America（NASA）
  • Vietnam（STI）
announcement
Even teams that do not match the condition ① may participate in it as a special case.
Please refer to "1.1. Entry Qualification" in the Entry Description for your reference.

Application Process

  1. Please carefully read the Kibo-RPC Guidebook and Entry Description.
    Guidebookmenu_book
    Entry Descriptionmenu_book
  2. Please fill out the application form in your language for the Kibo-RPC and submit it to the point of contact (POC) in your country/region as listed below.
    The application deadline is June 6, 2022 (23:59) in each country's standard time.
    mail_outline Kibo-RPC point of contact (POC)
    AUS BGD IDN JPN MYS NPL NZL SGP TWN THA USA VNM etc.
  3. The Kibo-RPC POC will inform you of your team ID via email.

Tutorial Video

Video#01 Video#02 Video#03 Video#04 Video#05

Result of Preliminary Round

Schedules

Australia
July 11(AEST)
Bangladesh
July 11(BDT)
Indonesia
July 06(WIB)
Japan
July 09(JST)
Malaysia
July 07(MYT)
Nepal
N/A(NST)
New Zealand
July 04(NZST)
Singapore
July 15(SST)
Taiwan
July 09(TWT)
Thailand
July 05(ICT)
United States of America
July 12(PDT)
Vietnam
July 08(ICT)

Result of country/region

Australia
ASA
OGL
Winner
Team Dream Rover
See Also
Bangladesh
NMST
StemX365
Winner
Team Enigma Systems
See Also
Indonesia
LAPAN
Winner
Team Bondowoso 3 / Prime
Japan
JAXA
Winner
Team Space Lark
See Also
Malaysia
MYSA
Winner
Team IIUM ROBOTEAM AEROS-02
See Also
New Zealand
NZSA
Winner
Team Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords
See Also
Singapore
SSTL
Winner
Team SpaceY
See Also
Taiwan
NSPO
Winner
Team KIBO la na tsu bu KIBO / Robology Awesome Aliens
Thailand
NSTDA
Winner
Team solarSystem[3]
See Also
United States of America
NASA
Winner
Team CP-HSTAR
Vietnam
STI
Winner
Team BDMT
For non-Kibo-RPC member
Winner
Team Bondowoso 2 / Pinnacle Indonesia / Tunisia

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

2nd Kibo-RPC

Held in 2021
A total of 905 students comprising 286 teams from eleven countries/region
has participated in the Kibo-RPC.
2nd 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.