THE ROBOT BLOCK PARTY!The Rhode Island Robot Block Party Celebrates Our Robotics & Technology Innovators

When: April 11, 2015, from noon to 4 pm (Reserve tickets now!) 
Where: Pizzitola Center, Brown University, 235 Hope Street, Providence, RI.
What: A free event by Rhode Island School of the Future and the Humanity Centered Robotics Initiative at Brown University, featuring over 50 robot demonstrations and exhibits from industry, universities, community organizations and public, private, parochial school groups, including:

• the Humanity Centered Robotics Initiative at Brown University
• the Human to Robot Project at Brown University
• Computer Vision at LEMS at Brown University
• NASA/Rhode Island Space Grant Consortium
• Destinations in Space: Humans and Robots from Brown University (Brown-MIT SSERVI-SEEED)
• RISD NASA Human Exploration Rover Team
• Autonomous Surface Vehicle Team from URI’s Dept. of Ocean Engineering;
• a telepresence robot from Roger Williams University's School of Engineering.
• Salve Regina University student projects
• Igus, Inc will display components used in robotics world wide
• Hasbro's Animatronics Lab will demonstrate how robotic elements are used in toys
• 3D Printing Providence
• Rhode Island Computer Museum 
• The Providence Children’s Museum 
• FAB Newport
• Dean Kamen’s US FIRST: FIRST® Robotics, FIRST® Tech Challenge, FIRST® LEGO® League and Jr. FIRST® LEGO League.
• Aquidneck Island Robotics 4-H 
• Seaperch Underwater Robotics
• Providence County Schools: Riverside Middle School, Martin Middle School, Wheeler School, Gordon School, Mount Pleasant High School, Lincoln School, Nathan Bishop Middle School and Providence Career and Tech Academy.
• Kent County Schools: Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School, Our Lady of Mercy, YMCA at John Deering Middle School
• Newport County Schools: Newport Community School 
• Washington County Schools: Narragansett Pier Middle School

 Rhode Island Students of the Future is a 501(c)(3) organization that inspires young people to explore science, technology, engineering, math and manufacturing through youth robotics. We provide infrastructure for hands-on, inquiry based STEM outreach programs including FIRST® LEGO® League.

The Humanity Centered Robotics Initiative is a group of Brown University faculty, students, and affiliates dedicated to robotics as a means to tackle the problems the world faces today. Beyond pursuing the goal of technological advancement, we want to ensure that these advancements are applicable and beneficial economically and socially. We are working across many disciplines to document the societal needs and applications of human-robot interaction research as well as the ethical, legal, and economic questions that will arise with its development. Our research ultimately aims to help create and understand robots that coexist harmoniously with humans.

The Robot Block Party includes displays and demonstrations of :
University and College Exhibits
Robots & Technology in Industrial, Manufacturing and Healthcare
The Chain Reaction Machine Challenge
The Robot Parade

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