Building bridges to enable Vietnamese robotics technology to reach the world.

On November 7th,FPT University signed a cooperation agreement with FIRST (USA) and announced the organization of the FIRST Tech Challenge Vietnam robotics competition, selecting representatives to participate in the world championship. The event also opens up opportunities for millions of high school students to learn and experience robotics technology.

Attending the event were Dr. Nguyen Xuan Phong (Vice Rector of FPT University) and Mr. Mike Shea (Vice President of Program Distribution), representing the partner FIRST (USA), who signed the agreement with FPT University online.

Dr. Nguyen Xuan Phong (Vice Rector of FPT University) speaks at the signing ceremony.

According to the cooperation agreement, FPT University has been granted the right by FIRST to organize a robotics competition in Vietnam using the FIRST format and standards (USA) – FIRST Tech Challenge Vietnam (FTC Vietnam).

The competition is open to middle and high school students nationwide, competing in teams of 3-15 members and a mentor. Teams are required to use some basic, internationally standardized equipment from BT (a basic KIT including a control circuit, motor, and sensors), along with freely applying their knowledge and skills in programming and mechanical engineering to design robot products that solve the competition's given problems.

FPT University has been granted the right by FIRST® to organize the FIRST® Tech Challenge Vietnam (FTC Vietnam), a robotics competition in Vietnam, following the FIRST® format and standards (USA).

This year, the challenge for teams participating in FIRST 2023-2024 is themed "Young Generation Shaping the Future" and the FIRST IN SHOW℠ challenge. Participating teams will have to design robots capable of painting and performing creative tasks alongside humans.

The FIRST Tech Challenge Vietnam 2024 (FTC Vietnam) will select one outstanding team (Inspire Award) to represent the country at the global FIRST Tech Challenge, held in the US in April 2024.

To support middle and high school students nationwide in accessing FTC, FPT University also organizes the Vietnam Open Robotics Challenge (VORC) program with testing and support centers located at 5 FPT University campuses nationwide in Hanoi , Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Can Tho and Ho Chi Minh City.

High school students will receive training to familiarize themselves with robotics in simpler forms as well as through online simulations. Teams that win top prizes in the regional rounds will receive standard robot component kits and funding to participate in the official FTC competition in Hanoi in February 2024.

Robotics teams from numerous high schools across the country participated in the competition.

In recent years, many Vietnamese student teams have achieved good results at global-scale robotics competitions. Vietnam is considered a country with strong development in information technology, possessing a potential young workforce capable of applying high technologies such as AI, Big Data, and other trending industries worldwide such as chips and semiconductors.

Through competitions, training, and experiences in technology in general and robotics in particular, according to the standards of reputable countries and international organizations, Vietnamese students have many valuable opportunities to learn, improve their knowledge and skills, unleash their creativity, and develop their potential in the field of science and technology.

FIRST - For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology is a non-profit organization for international youth, founded in 1989. FIRST runs the FIRST Robotics Challenge (FRC), FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), FIRST LEGO League Challenge (FLL) for club teams and the FIRST Global Challenge (FGC) for national teams annually. Each year, FIRST competitions, including the FTC, bring together nearly 1 million students from over 100 countries worldwide.

FIRST 2023-2024, with the theme “Young Generation Shaping the Future” and the FIRST® IN SHOW℠ challenge, will highlight the role of STEM in the arts and entertainment fields and empower young people to create a future full of opportunity and imagination.

Teams participating in the competition will have to design robots capable of painting, performing creative tasks alongside humans, and even "playing" with paper airplanes that the teams themselves create.

THANH TUNG

Source: https://vtc.vn/bac-cau-de-cong-nghe-robot-viet-nam-di-ra-the-gioi-ar832502.html