Learn more about National Robotics Week!
The mission of National Robotics Week (RoboWeek) is simple — to inspire students in robotics and STEM-related fields and to share the excitement of robotics with audiences of all ages.
National Robotics Week highlights the growing importance of robotics in a wide variety of application areas and emphasizes its ability to inspire technology education. Robotics is positioned to fuel a broad array of next-generation products and applications in fields as diverse as manufacturing, healthcare, national defense and security, agriculture and transportation.
At the same time, robotics is proving to be uniquely adept at enabling students of all ages to learn important science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts and at inspiring them to pursue careers in STEM-related fields. Robotics Week is a week-long series of events and activities aimed at increasing public awareness of the growing importance of "robo-technology" and the tremendous social and cultural impact that it will have on the future of the United States.
In May 2009, leading universities and companies appealed to the Congressional Caucus on Robotics to create a "national road-map" for robotics technology. On March 9, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives passed resolution H.Res. 1055, officially designating a full week in April as National Robotics Week. This resolution was submitted by U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14), co-chair of the Caucus, and other members.
Initiated in 2010, the inaugural National Robotics Week included 50 affiliated events around the country. National Robotics Week 2011 built on that success to include more than 100 events in 22 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. And in 2017, National Robotics Week included over 300 events in all 50 of the United States.
We welcome all collaborators from industry and academia who would like to join us. Get involved by hosting a National Robotics Week event or help us spread the word on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram and X!
Celebrate the robotics industry with us and learn how exciting robots can be. Through events, activities and media you will witness the variety of robots and their uses across the field.
Providing resources in robotics and STEM allows everyone to experience the thrill of robotics. Few fields combine so many engineering, creative and problem solving skills in one place.
By sharing robotics events and activities, we can demystify robotics and allow everyone to be inspired by the opportunities STEM provides.
Students gathered to display the skills they learned in their robotics engineering classes. They showcased the engineering concepts they’d been learning about including programming robots to avoid obstacles.
Toyota Research Institute partnered with Boston Public School students to build robotic hands.
@BlackInRobotics shared robotics resources all month long, spotlighting the names and faces innovating robotics tech as well as virtual classes to join.
Families participated at home by reading books and exploring the process of making robots. Many used the book recordings and recommendations in the resources on the RoboWeek website.
Check out all the events- virtual and in-person that are happening. Join the fun if you can!
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