More than 270 students compete for a spot in the FTC global robot building competition

26 teams competed in the final round of the FIRST Tech Challenge Vietnam (FTC Vietnam) robot tournament organized by FPT Edu on February 24 to win a spot in the global final in the US.

26 teams of more than 270 contestants from grades 7 to 12 compete in FIRST Tech Challenge 2023-2024, with the theme "Young Generation Building the Future". The teams can freely apply their knowledge, programming skills, and mechanical structures to use a basic kit of control circuits, motors, and sensors to design robot products to solve the problem.

On February 24, the final round of FIRST Tech Challenge with more than 270 high school students took place at FPT University, Hanoi. Photo: FPT University — On February 24, the final round of FIRST Tech Challenge with more than 270 high school students took place at FPT University, Hanoi. Photo : *FPT University*

In a designated competition area, the organizers set up obstacles and challenges to test the robots' operating capabilities. In particular, the robots are required to have 30 seconds of autonomy. This is considered the most difficult challenge for the teams and robots.

Teams need to build and operate robots that can draw pictures and do creative work with humans. Robots even need to know how to use paper airplanes created by the competing teams. Overcoming obstacles or completing challenges, robots receive corresponding points. In each round, 2-3 teams will be randomly paired into an alliance. The winning alliance will advance to the next round.

The teams demonstrated their ability to build and operate robots through rounds with diverse challenges. Photo: FPT University — The teams demonstrated their ability to build and operate robots through rounds with diverse challenges. Photo: *FPT University*

In the end, the FPT3DN.Robotown team from FPT Da Nang High School was selected by FTC Vietnam 2023 - 2024 as the national representative to compete at FIRST Champion, held in the US in April 2024.

The prize for FPT3DN.Robotown is a FIRST-standard robot kit for use in the global finals, along with travel and accommodation expenses to participate in the tournament, with a total value of up to 300 million VND.

Members of the FPT3DN.Robotown team from FPT Danang High School will represent FTC Vietnam to compete at FIRST Champion, held in the US in April 2024. Photo: FPT University — Members of the FPT3DN.Robotown team from FPT Danang High School will represent FTC Vietnam to compete at FIRST Champion, held in the US in April 2024. Photo: *FPT University*

Previously, FPT University cooperated with FIRST to organize the international robot tournament FIRST Tech Challenge Vietnam to select a regional team to compete globally in April 2024.

In addition to the official tournament FTC Vietnam 2023-2024, to support high school students nationwide to get acquainted with the competition format and experience the latest robot knowledge and technology, FPT University organizes the Open Robotics Challenge (VORC) program online and offline in Da Nang and Can Tho.

This year, more than 2,000 students from 207 teams in 46 provinces and cities nationwide participated in this program. In addition, contestants and teachers also had the opportunity to exchange and access new knowledge and technology about robots through a series of workshops accompanying FTC Vietnam 2023-2024 with the participation and sharing of more than 10 international experts.

"Through the competition, we want to build a nationwide robotics movement and community, thereby promoting awareness of the importance of science and technology to the future development of society," said Dr. Nguyen Xuan Phong, Vice President of FPT University.

Currently, Vietnamese students are increasingly interested in technology, quickly catching up with the world's technology trends. Participating in FTC Vietnam and accompanying activities of the competition, high school students nationwide, especially those who are passionate about programming and robot design, have the opportunity to access new knowledge and technology according to global standards.

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an international youth non-profit organization, founded in 1989. The organization runs the FIRST Robotics Challenge, FIRST Tech Challenge, FIRST LEGO League Challenge... Every year, the organization's tournaments bring together nearly one million students worldwide from more than 100 countries.

Thao Van

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