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Sign Up For Camp Eureka: NXT and Underwater ROV!
Sign Up For Camp Eureka: NXT and Underwater ROV!
mtakemoto May 24, 2013

The club is still accepting new students for our summer camps, featuring a themed LEGO NXT camp, and a more advanced underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) camp!  Every break, the members of Hilo Viking Robotics offer an opportunity for elementary and midd… Read More

Making New Friends: HVR Meets With Governor Neil Abercrombie
Making New Friends: HVR Meets With Governor Neil Abercrombie
mtakemoto May 6, 2013

Today, representatives from Hilo Viking Robotics had the amazing opportunity to meet with Governor Neil Abercrombie at Hawaii Tech Works.  Although his main goal for the meeting was to announce his plans for re-election, the Governor also took the time to cong… Read More

VEX Worlds in Review
VEX Worlds in Review
mtakemoto April 23, 2013

Cheers of amazement erupted from the hundreds of robotics teams in the audience as the stage lit up with sparks in a blaze of glory.  "See you all here next year!" yelled the announcer as a cannon of confetti exploded in the stands, showering the crowds in a t… Read More

VEX Worlds: Day 1 Preview
VEX Worlds: Day 1 Preview
htakato April 18, 2013

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time. The 2013 VEX Robotics High School World Championship in now underway at the Anaheim Convention Center. Over 400 teams from across the globe have trekked their way through furious and rigorous regional competitions and powere… Read More

Hawaii FRC Regional: Engineering Inspiration!
Hawaii FRC Regional: Engineering Inspiration!
mtakemoto April 10, 2013

Waiting in anticipation, the thirty-member strong team of Hilo Viking Robotics sat quietly in the stands at the Stan Sheriff Stadium. “And next, we have the Engineering Inspiration Award” the announcer excitedly said. This award, as stated on the FIRST websi… Read More

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About Us

Hilo Viking Robotics is a club based at Hilo High School on the Big Island of Hawaii. We participate in multiple robotics competitions, including FIRST and VEX.  To keep our club running as well as raise awareness about robotics in our community, we hold a robotics camp called Camp Eureka where we teach elementary school students the basics of robotics. Information about upcoming camps and club events will be posted in the recent news section.

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    FIRST

    We are FIRST Team 1378 – Hilo Viking Robotics (HVR). This past season, HVR brought home the Judges Award – and award given to a team that deserves recognition, but fits none of the criteria for the other awards. We …
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    VEX

    VEX is a universal robotics league found in Middle Schools, High Schools and even College level schools. Every year Hilo High enters the competition to further our understanding of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). …
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    Camp Eureka

    Our students are given a week to try to complete as many of the missions assigned to them and will compete with other teams at the end of the week.  We teach them how to build and …

Recent Posts

  • Sign Up For Camp Eureka: NXT and Underwater ROV!

    The club is still accepting new students for our summer camps, featuring a themed LEGO NXT camp, and a more advanced underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) camp!  Every break, the members of Hilo Viking Robotics…

  • Making New Friends: HVR Meets With Governor Neil Abercrombie

    Today, representatives from Hilo Viking Robotics had the amazing opportunity to meet with Governor Neil Abercrombie at Hawaii Tech Works.  Although his main goal for the meeting was to announce his plans for re-election, the…

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