PISCES Intern Awarded Space Grant to Continue Rover Development

PISCES Intern Awarded Space Grant to Continue Rover Development

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...
PISCES Welcomes Team of Summer Interns

PISCES Welcomes Team of Summer Interns

E komo mai! This summer we’re hosting a crew of new high school and college students who are helping us advance our materials science research and robotics development. One team is studying how to create durable geopolymers using Hawaiian basalt; another is remodeling...

Keaau School’s Robotics Team Heads to VEX World Challenge

Keaau student robotic participants are seen here. Credit: Hollyn Johnson/Hawaii Tribune-Herald Keaau’s “LunaTech” robotics team competed at the VEX IQ state championship on Oahu earlier this month. The elementary students earned the “Design Award” and will now compete...

Molokai Hosts Hawai’s First Robotics League

Students are seen here participating in the VEX IQ Challenge. Credit: Molokai Dispatch According to a story in the Molokai Dispatch, STEM Robotics held the first robotics competition in Hawaii on the island of Molokai on Oct. 24. The Molokai VEX IQ League was hosted...

China Snaps Photos of Future Landing Site

According to a story on Leonard David’s blog, Chinese space officials recently released new images of the Moon that are focused on the landing site of the country’s future Chang’e 5 lunar lander. Target date for China’s ambitious robotic Moon probe mission...