'Bridging' Vietnamese robotics technology to the world

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

Attending the event were Dr. Nguyen Xuan Phong (Vice Principal of FPT University) and Mr. Mike Shea (Vice President of Program Distribution) representing partner FIRST (USA) to sign with FPT University online.

Dr. Nguyen Xuan Phong (Vice Principal of FPT University) spoke at the signing ceremony.

According to the cooperation agreement, FPT University is authorized by FIRST to organize a robot competition according to the format and standards of FIRST (USA) in Vietnam - FIRST Tech Challenge Vietnam (FTC Vietnam).

The tournament is open to middle and high school students nationwide, participating in groups of 3-15 members and a professional advisor (mentor). Teams are required to use some basic equipment similar to international standards from BT (basic KIT equipment including control circuits, motors, sensors), along with the freedom to apply knowledge, programming skills, mechanical structures... to design robot products that solve the problems given by the competition.

FPT University is authorized by FIRST® to organize a robot competition according to the format and standards of FIRST® (USA) in Vietnam - FIRST® Tech Challenge Vietnam (FTC Vietnam).

This year, the challenge for the teams participating in FIRST 2023-2024 is “Young Generation Creates the Future” and the challenge FIRST IN SHOW℠. The teams participating in the competition will have to design robots that can draw and do creative work with humans.

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

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

Students at public schools will be trained to participate in a simpler form of robotics as well as in an online simulation. The top teams in the regional rounds will be supported with a set of standard robot components and funding to participate in the official FTC round in Hanoi in February 2024.

Robot teams from many high schools across the country competed at the event.

In recent years, many Vietnamese student teams have achieved good results in global robot 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... or industries that are trending in the world such as chips and semiconductors.

Through competitions, training, and experiences in technology in general and robotics according to the standards of prestigious countries and international organizations, Vietnamese students have more valuable opportunities to study, improve their knowledge and skills, and unleash their creativity and development potential in the field of science and technology.

FIRST - For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology is an international youth non-profit organization, 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. Every year, FIRST tournaments including the FTC bring together nearly 1 million students from over 100 countries worldwide.
FIRST 2023-2024, with the theme “Young Generation Creating the Future” and the FIRST® IN SHOW℠ challenge, will highlight the role of STEM in the arts and entertainment industry and is empowering young people to create a future full of opportunity and imagination.
Teams participating in the competition will have to design robots that can draw pictures, do creative work with humans, and even "play" with paper airplanes created by the teams themselves.

THANH TUNG

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