Hawaii Island Students to Spend a Night on ‘Mars’

Hawaii Island Students to Spend a Night on ‘Mars’

Image Credit: HI-SEAS ***UPDATE | PICTURES & VIDEO BLOG of DAY ONE of STARS on “MARS” NOW POSTED!!! Scroll below… The PISCES STARS program is about to conclude with an out-of-this-world experience for three Hawaii Island high school students...
PISCES Rover Tackles First Test at Planetary Analogue Site

PISCES Rover Tackles First Test at Planetary Analogue Site

The PISCES planetary rover during a test run at one of the Center’s planetary analogue test sites on Hawaii Island. PISCES’  planetary rover overcame its first challenge on a mock-Martian/lunar surface, July 21-24, at the PISCES planetary analogue test site near...
PISCES Hires UH Hilo Senior as Robotics Technician

PISCES Hires UH Hilo Senior as Robotics Technician

Casey Pearring is PISCES’ new Robotics Technician. PISCES is pleased to welcome its latest staff member, Casey Pearring, to the team!  Pearring is working as the Robotics Technician with PISCES Project Manager Rodrigo Romo on the planetary rover.  The Hilo...
PISCES Interns Make Their Mark

PISCES Interns Make Their Mark

Above: PISCES interns and volunteers, PISCES staff, and distinguished community members at the Hilo office during a review of the interns’ work PISCES interns and volunteers have done some impressive work this summer and confidently shared their accomplishments with...
2014 PRISM Competition Winners Announced!

2014 PRISM Competition Winners Announced!

PRISM robotics teams pose in a lecture hall at UH Hilo accompanied by PISCES Staff. The first annual PISCES Robotic International Space Mining competition concluded today (July 26, 2104) with an awards ceremony at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, announcing the...