Above: From left: PISCES team members Amber Imai-Hong, Christian Andersen, and Ashley Truchan with the Helelani planetary rover at Robopalooza 2025. Last month, the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) team journeyed to Perth, Australia,...
Above: Joe Winkie is a fourth-year UH Hilo Computer Science major who is rewriting the control system software for the PISCES planetary rover. We’re excited to announce that our summer robotics intern, Joe Winkie, has been awarded a Hawaiʻi Space Grant Consortium...
Above: A “trashcano” explosion demonstrates volcanic eruptions using liquid nitrogen. Credit: CNHS PISCES and the Geology Department brought some excitement to College Hall at UH Hilo on May 1, delivering animated demonstrations in planetary exploration and...
For all you fans of robots and rock-n-roll, look no further—Robopalooza is coming up on Nov. 15, 2024! This international one-day event will feature space robot demonstrations, a telerobotics competition, and live music as a prelude to the Institute of Electrical and...
UH Hilo CS students (L–R): Jayden Matsunaka, Daniel Malone, and Richard Sevao. Technology changes fast and it’s a been a few years since our Helelani planetary rover had any updates to her software systems. Thankfully, a group of students from the University of...
