Students of any educational institution in Bangladesh can participate in the 4th KIBO Robot Programming Challenge organized by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. It is basically an educational competition. The competition is organized by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in collaboration with the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Students participating in this challenge have to control free-flying robots (Astrobee and Int-Ball) to solve various problems on the International Space Station (ISS) through computer programming.
In the meantime, the registration process for this competition has started and will continue till April 20. Form a team of three to five people and register by visiting the link https://tinyurl.com/KRPC4RE . Students of any educational institution in Bangladesh who are proficient in mathematics and problem solving with basic knowledge in Java programming are getting an opportunity to participate here. For the preliminary round, the participants have to visit the designated site and submit their prepared program by June 25. The preliminary round will be held from June 26 to July 9 with the selected students. The final round of the competition will be held in October.
A simulator has already been launched to help students prepare for the challenge competition and to practice and refine their skills. Anyone can access this simulator after registration.
It should be noted that this year, the KIBO Robot Programming Challenge will be held globally for the fourth time. STEAMX-365 and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are organizing this competition in Bangladesh jointly with the National Museum for Science and Technology. Bangladesh Open Source Network- BDOSN is a partner in this initiative. Earlier, students from Bangladesh won second place in the JAXA Kibo ABC program in 2021, competing with students from 12 other countries around the world. Also won the prestigious Crew Award at the last two years’ KIBO RPCs.
