Date: April 25, 2024 (Thursday) 18:00-19:00 (JST)
Held with the Teams conference system.
The applicants can access the simulator after registration to the Kibo-RPC.
The following key documents are also available now. If you consider registration, please check them at download page.
- Rulebook
- Programming Manual
The latest version of Guidebook is also available.
- 1Students up to graduate school in a Kibo-RPC participating countries/region under the framework of Kibo-ABC may apply for the competition.
- Australia（ASA/OGL）
- Bangladesh（NMST/STEMX365）
- Japan（JAXA）
- Malaysia（MYSA）
- Nepal（NESARC）
- Republic of the Philippines（PhilSA）
- Singapore（SF）
- Taiwan（TASA）
- Thailand（NSTDA）
- United Arab Emirates（MBRSC）
- United States of America（NASA）
- 2The team shall be compromised of a minimum of 3 team members.
- 3Students from countries/regions not listed above may be eligible to participate through the UNOOSA international slot. Please check the guidebook for details.
- 1Please carefully read the Kibo-RPC Guidebook.
- 2Please 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.
- 3The Kibo-RPC POC will inform you of your team ID via email.
Anna Sabate
Frank Lo
TS Cheng
Phạm Văn Bạch Ngọc
Mami Sasamura
On a certain day in 2024, the astronaut on the ISS were busy preparing for the Asian Try Zero-G event.
However, when the astronaut checked the whereabouts of the tools and manuals necessary
for the experiment, the astronaut found that some were missing.
With the large amount of material on the ISS, searching for things can be very time-consuming.
There is no more time before the scheduled start time.
It is almost time to start the experiment. Can you find the missing tools and manuals?
Work with the Astrobee to find the items you're looking for!
- 1Start from the docking station.
- 2After the starting, Astrobee will patrol the several candidate sites for the location of objects prepared in the Kibo module while avoiding Keep Out Zone.
- 3After it finishes its patrol, it moves to the astronaut and reports what objects (images) it found and where.
- 4It asks the astronaut to tell it what he/she is looking for by reading the image in his/her hands.
- 5Astrobee will move close to the object astronaut is looking for and it will take a picture of it.
- 6After the photo is taken, the Signal Lights will light up to inform the astronaut of the location of the object and the game will end.
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.
has participated in the Kibo-RPC.
has participated in the Kibo-RPC.
has participated in the Kibo-RPC.
has participated in the Kibo-RPC.
© 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.