FPT University organizes a global-scale robotics competition.

FPT University is collaborating with FIRST to organize the FIRST Tech Challenge Vietnam international robotics competition to select a regional team to represent the country globally in April 2024.

According to the cooperation agreement, FPT University will organize a robotics competition in Vietnam following the format and standards of FIRST (USA) - FIRST Tech Challenge Vietnam (FTC Vietnam) - in February 2024. The competition is open to students in grades 7 to 12 nationwide, participating in teams of 3-15 members and a professional mentor.

Teams may request to use some basic equipment that is the same as international standards from the organizers (a basic KIT including a control circuit, motor, and sensors); they are free to apply their knowledge and skills in programming, mechanical engineering, etc., to design a robot product to solve the problem given by the organizers.

Dr. Nguyen Xuan Phong - Vice Rector of FPT University, speaking at the signing ceremony. Photo: FPT University

This year, FIRST's theme is "Young Generation Shaping the Future," and the challenge is FIRST in Show. Participating teams must design robots capable of painting, performing creative tasks alongside humans, and even "playing" with paper airplanes created by the competing teams themselves.

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

FPT University signs cooperation agreement with FIRST (USA). Photo: FPT University

To support middle and high school students nationwide in accessing the competition, FPT University is organizing the Vietnam Open Robotics Challenge (VORC) program with competition venues and support areas at 5 campuses: Hanoi , Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Can Tho, and Ho Chi Minh City.

High school students will receive training and familiarize themselves with robotics in a simpler form, 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.

FPT University and FIRST brought robots to the signing ceremony. Photo: FPT University.

In recent years, many Vietnamese student teams have achieved good results at global-scale robotics competitions. Experts assess that Vietnam has strong development in information technology, possesses a potential young workforce, and is capable of applying high technologies such as AI, Big Data, and trending industries like chips and semiconductors.

"Through competitions, training, and experiences in technology in general and robotics in particular, according to national and international standards, Vietnamese students will have more opportunities to learn, improve their knowledge and skills, unleash their creativity, and develop their potential in this field," a representative from FPT University shared.

High school robotics teams participate in the competition at the event. Photo: FPT University

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a non-profit organization for international youth, founded in 1989. The organization runs competitions such as the FIRST Robotics Challenge, FIRST Tech Challenge, and FIRST LEGO League Challenge. Each year, these competitions attract nearly one million students from over 100 countries worldwide.

Nhat Le

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