Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 12, 1 December 2016 — Polynesian Voyaging Society co-hosts RobotX [ARTICLE]

Polynesian Voyaging Society co-hosts RobotX

The Polynesian Voyaging Sociey and RoboNation are hosting the second edition of RobotX, a eompetition in whieh 200 students from 13 universities in Japan, Singapore, Korea, Australia and the United States will be challenged with building autonomous robotic systems that operate at sea. The robotic systems must include, but are not limited to, sensors, a propulsion system, buoyancy pads and software to demonstrate how technology ean be used to care for and better understand the oeean. The end goal is for the robotic systems to complete a set of maritime-related tasks. Additionally, the students will

hear from the Polynesian Voyaging Society about how ancient technology and perspectives like Polynesian wayfinding ean help people solve problems in today's environment.