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According to a post on X by @medialab, MIT Media Lab's Space Enabled group has opened Zero Robotics 2027 to high school teams. Students write code to control Astrobee, the free-flying robot aboard the International Space Station, and compete against teams worldwide. The five-week program runs from January 11 to February 12, 2027, with the final on February 19. Teams need at least three members, and registration is listed as open until December 16.
According to a post on X by @medialab, MIT Media Lab's Space Enabled group has opened Zero Robotics 2027 to high school teams. Students write code to control Astrobee, the free-flying robot aboard the International Space Station, and compete against teams worldwide. The five-week program runs from January 11 to February 12, 2027, with the final on February 19. Teams need at least three members, and registration is listed as open until December 16.
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Students write code to control Astrobee, the free-flying robot aboard the International Space Station, and compete against teams worldwide. The five-week program runs Jan 11–Feb 12, 2027, with the final on Feb 19; teams need at least three members. Original post on X Section: Programs & Opportunities
The program gives high school students hands-on experience programming a robot that operates on the International Space Station. Teams that want to take part need at least three members and must register before the December 16 deadline. The post does not describe any wider change, so the near-term thing to watch is the registration window.
Hardware and robotics watchers may want to track whether this becomes a product, benchmark, or deployment signal.
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