UAE students to program robots on the International Space Station – The National

UAE students to program robots on the International Space Station – The National

The Kibo Robot Programming Challenge offers undergraduates the chance to develop their coding skills. UAE university students are helping develop coding for robots on board the International Space Station.. "Not everyone would be able to say that they have operated a robot on the International Space Station.". Thirty eight UAE teams participated in Japan's Kibo Robot Programming Challenge, but only a few have made it to the final round.. Students were required to develop coding to allow Astrobee to travel across ISS to respond to a developing emergency.. The competition's final round will be held in September.. Teams from the Emirates include students from Khalifa University, New York University Abu Dhabi, Amity University, JSS International School and Applied Technology High School, among others.. The finalists were meant to travel to Japan's Tsukuba Space Centre for the final round, but that may no longer be possible due to Covid-19 travel restrictions..