1. business and industrial
2. automation
3. robotics

presented by
Rhode Island School of the Future
and
Humanity Centered Robotics Initiative
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The Humanity Centered Robotics Initiative
HCRI 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.
We organize a regular speaker series about robotics
whose talks are open to the public.
See http://hcri.brown.edu/seminar-series
Events surrounding 2015 National Robotics Week include a
symposium on Societal Implications of Robotics on May 1
See http://hcri.brown.edu/hcri-events/siros-workshop/
Rhode Island School of the Future
RISF is a volunteer-driven non-profit organization in
Rhode Island, creating opportunities for students and
their families to engage in hands-on, inquiry based
science, technology, engineering and math activities. We
manage FIRST® LEGO® League, Jr. FIRST® LEGO® League
and the Robot Block Party state-wide, and through those
programs introduce participants to scientists, engineers
and computer science professionals, provide professional
development to coaches and teachers who implement
these activities, and plan tournaments and events where
students share what they’ve learned with the community.
For more information on RISF, Jr. FIRST LEGO League
and FIRST LEGO League Rhode Island
visit: www.risf.net
APRIL 4 -12, 2015
The Purpose of National Robotics Week is to:
• Celebrate the US as a leader in robotics technology
development
• Educate the public about how robotics technology
impacts society, both now and in the future
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Advocate for increased funding for robotics
technology research and development
Inspire students of all ages to pursue careers in
robotics and other Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Math-related fields
For info: http://www.nationalroboticsweek.org
R O B O T B L O C K PA R T Y
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Happening All Day
11am - 4 pm
Exhibits from Industry, Universities,
Community Organizations, K-12 Schools
and After-School Programs.
Brown - IEEE Robotics Olympiad
–a micromouse competition for teams of university students
ROBOT BLOCK PARTY PARADE:
11:45, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30
Robot floats travel along the parade route
while teams describe their work.
Exhibit space I
CHAIN REACTION MACHINE:
11:30, 12:45, 1:00, 1:15, 2:15, 3:15
In the spirit of Rube Goldberg, each team has built a device that
starts and ends with the pull of a string triggering a series of
creative physical events.
Exhibit space I
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Main Hallway - Frenchy’s Concession Stand
T-Shirts For Sale
Robot Block Party T-shirt ($12)
University exhibits & demonstrations
Brown University
exhibit
F1
exhibit
A4
exhibit
H5
exhibit
D4
University of Rhode Island
sponsor
Brown Robotics Lab
The Brown Robotics Lab will demonstrate cloud robotics
technologies, quadrotor and telepresence robots. RISF and the
Brown Robotics Lab are outreach partners, collaborating on
the Robot Block Party, creating coding workshops for FLL, and
offering lab tours to community groups.
sponsor
SSERVI-SEEED
NASA and international space probes are exploring all the planets
of the solar system and will reach Pluto this summer. Come see
pictures of Mars from the sophisticated Curiosity rover, and share
close-up images of the surface of a comet. Meet scientists from
Brown University who are exploring the planets and satellites of
the Solar System and learn of their discoveries and future plans
for human and robotic exploration!
Humans to Robots Lab (H2R Lab)
Professor Stefanie Tellex of Brown and Professor Claudia Rebola
of RISD exhibit robots that are learning to help around the house.
The Laboratory for Engineering Man/Machine Systems
(Computer Vision @ LEMS) Vision has emerged as an exciting
and interdisciplinary area of investigation. The Blindfind project
focuses on computer vision, image processing and perception.
exhibit
F2
exhibit
F3
A2
School of Business Studies and Technology
displays student technology projects including Bitcoin Mining
and TOMNOD crowd sourcing software applications.
exhibit
H4
exhibit
H3
A demonstration of robotics, quad-copters, and support products
used by faculty and students.
School of Engineering, Computing
and Construction Management
Professor Matthew Stein and his students will demonstrate a
human scale mobile robot for virtual telepresence. The enabling
technology will allow a remote student to move around the room
and direct the focus of viewing, interact with lab equipment and
participate in natural conversation.
Rhode Island School of Design
exhibit
New England Institute of Technology
URI’s Autonomous Surface Vehicle Team
The URI RoboBoat team and the Robotics Laboratory for
Complex Underwater Environments (R-CUE) will team up
to display the URI Autonomous Surface Vehicle; a pair of
flying robots; at least two underwater robots; and a variety
of ‘soft robotics’ prototypes use for underwater grasping and
manipulation.
Roger Williams University
Salve Regina University
exhibit
Graduate School of Oceanography
will display the autonomous kayak that pilots itself and can
search coastal waters. These kayaks may be used someday
to bring supplies to tsunami vicitims. They will also display
Lagrangian floats, a flexible drifting platform that carries a
number of sensors and positions itself in the water column
using ballast control.
H6
The RISD Rover 2015 team has built a human-powered vehicle
designed to meet a variety of criteria associated with going into
space. A team of industrial design students used the design
process to solve problems, focusing on iteration and testing to
achieve technical and conceptual goals. The team will race this
vehicle at the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge this year.
exhibit
BROWN IEEE ROBOTICS OLYMPIAD
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Teams from Brown, Harvard, Lehigh, Princeton, Rensselaer, Union College, University of Delaware, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Yale
compete in an engineering design competition created by IEEE where autonomous mice find their way through a maze.
Industry exhibits & community organizations
exhibit
A1
exhibit
A3
exhibit
A6
exhibit
C4
exhibit
A5
exhibit
A7
exhibit
C3
exhibit
E3
exhibit
E5
IGUS, INC.
sponsor
igus® will be showcasing their wide range of components that are
used in robotics applications all around the world, including hightech plastic bushings, linear slides, and cable carrier systems.
Machines will be on display, and giveaways for the whole family.
3DPPVD - 3D PRINTING PROVIDENCE
sponsor
A community of individuals who are interested in 3D Printing
technology, exhibiting 3D printers and printed items to show
how this technology is used in robotics and in their daily lives.
MAKE:
sponsor
Make:’s book publishing team will show off projects from recent
and soon-to-be-published books, hands-on interactive projects
from our upcoming Getting Started with littleBits book, some
3d-printed-in-place objects, and some Raspberry Pi demos.
IEEE PROVIDENCE SECTION
exhibit
H1
exhibit
H2
exhibit
H7
exhibit
XACTSENSE INC.
XactSense Inc. is developing modern solutions for tomorrow’s
data driven world, with advancements in LIDAR collection
software, payload integration, and UAV design.
THE PROVIDENCE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
STEAMBOX
D5
Steambox will display a slide show of our offerings with a trial of
our virtual reality projects.
exhibit
AS220 LAB builds new technically literate communities
by running workshops and providing access to tools like the
Providence Fab Lab. They’ll be showing a new line of electronics
kits and some drawing machines from the Lab.
D6
STEM DAY CAMP
exhibit
D8
G4
CHRIS LINAKIS
exhibit
COLLEGE CRUSADE
exhibit
Has a community-based robotics teams, composed of Cranston &
Providence youth. They will demonstrate a FTC rover.
BLT - BETTER LIVING THROUGH ROBOTICS
exhibit
exhibit
Demos a small flexible robot platform- the low level functions are
handled by an radii io and the high level by a raspberry PI.
HASBRO
Will demonstrate a variety of cuddly animatronic creatures and
explore how they are designed and built.
D2
Play with RIGAMAJIG! Invent creative constructions with this
large-scale building kit featuring wooden planks, wheels, pulleys
and rope designed by RISD professor Cas Holman.
Visit our booth and explore Artbots, a fun way to learn about
circuits and bot technology
FABNEWPORT
Will lead an ArtBots activity, a fun way to learn about circuits and
bot technology.
BLT will be exhibiting the Robotic Vertical Hydroponic Farm.
Discover how the arduino platform is used to monitor feeding
and plant health.
sponsor
Will demonstrate their role in the robotics industry and
professional development of engineers.
AQUIDNECK ISLAND 4-H CLUB
AIR 4-H runs robotics programs for kids aged 9-18. AIR 4-H will
exhibit robots from their FRC and FTC teams.
G6
G7
RHODE ISLAND COMPUTER MUSEUM
The RICM Learning Lab will exhibit tech toys like Arduino’s,
Raspberry Pi ‘s, vintage computers, breadboards.
FIRST LEGO LEAGUE
FLL teams from All Saints Academy, Wheeler School and Nathan
Bishop Middle School demonstrate their LEGO EV3 & NXT robots.
PROFESSOR GIZMO’S WORKSHOP
Will be showing the Dougall (a motorized scrub brush that moves
by vibration) and the Scribbler, which draws with markers .
ROBOTIX LEARNING SOLUTIONS
Meet Phiro, an affordable robot that helps teach kids how to
code in an easy and interactive way.
Team exhibits & demonstrations
exhibit
exhibit
PROVIDENCE
COVENTRY
G9
C1
Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School will demonstrate student
projects and a Chain Reaction Machine.
E4
LaSalle Academy demonstrates the Ramses FRC robot designed to pick
up, move and stack recycle bins and barrels.
EAST GREENWICH
G5
Nathan Bishop Middle School The East Side Crows will demonstrate
their FIRST LEGO League Robot.
D1
Mt Pleasant High School will demonstrate robotics projects
D7
Providence Career and Tech Academy will include robots from the
various programs that the school is involved in (VEX and FIRST), and some
3d printers.
G3
Wheeler School demonstrates several robots built by the Lower School
junior FLL club, the Middle School FLL club, and the Upper School FTC club.
These robots will perform a variety of tasks, including picking up and
lifting balls and responding to humans that trigger their sensors!
D3
FTC #3032 will present a FIRST Tech Challenge robot.
Lincoln School exhibits a collection of Tetrix robots built by the Robotics
I & II girls from Lincoln School, plus a demonstration of our FIRST Tech
Challenge bot with field elements from the 2015 FTC game, Cascade Effect.
MIDDLETOWN
WARREN
Our Lady Of Mercy School will exhibit student robotics projects.
EAST PROVIDENCE
G8
Martin Middle School demonstrates parade floats and interactive
projects.
D9
Riverside Middle School exhibits parade floats, a Chain Reaction
Machine and interactive projects.
G10
Gordon School will be displaying their robotics creations, and sharing
how they learned to program and engineer.
KINGSTON
C2
G2
All Saints STEAM Academy will be highlight their STEAM initiative,
including the App builder, Hydroponics, Dress code, and our very
successful rookie Cyper Patriots team, and our state championship
winning Mindstorms Mayhem FLL robotics team.
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Kickemuit Middle School will exhibit a chain reaction machine.
WARWICK
G1
NEWPORT
E1
Elementary, Middle & High Schools
Warwick Veterans Memorial High School will demonstrate their FIRST
Tech Challenge robot.
WEST WARWICK
Newport Community School will demonstrate two parade floats.
E2
21st Century Community Learning Center, YMCA at John Deering
Middle School will exhibit student robotics projects.
B
ENTRANCE
Brown IEEE
ROBOTICS OLYMPIAD
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H
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igus ®
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1 Our Lady of Mercy School
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2 FTC #3032 3 STEM
Kingston
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Mt. Pleasant
HS
2 7
3
BLT
3DPPVD
3 8
Lincoln
School
4
Brown University/MIT
SSERVI-SEEED
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Brown
University
LEMS
STEAM Box
Xactsense
F
1
AS220 Labs
Newport
Community
School
Chris
Lirakis
4
LaSalle
Academy
3
University of
Rhode Island
Ocean Engineering
R-CUE
& Roboboat
5
Riverside
MS
2
New England
Institute
of Technology
University of
Rhode Island
Graduate School
of
Oceanography
3
Riverside
MS
1
3
YMCA at
John Deering MS
Rhode Island
Computer
Museum
2
FAB Newport
Brown University
Brown Robotics
Lab
2
Providence
Career & Tech
Academy
5 10
5
Day Camp RI Providence
Section
E
D
Salve Regina
University
AIR 4-H
4 IEEE
College
Crusade
4
Roger Williams
University
5
Brown University
Humans to Robots
Lab
6
MAKE:
G
7
Warwick
All Saints STEAM Academy Wheeler
Veterans
Jr. FLL FLL & STEAM projects School
1 Memorial HS 2
3
6 Professor
Gizmo’s
Workshop
Providence
Children’s
Museum
ENTRANCE
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RISF
RBP
SHIRTS
7 Robotix
Learning
Solutions
8 Edward R. Martin MS
(MS - Middle School)
Robot Block Party
PARADE
FLL
Table
Nathan Bishop
MS
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9Alan Shawn 10 Gordon
Feinstein MS
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Rhode Island
School of
Design
School
7
Hasbro
Gordon School
Kickemuit MS
Alan Shawn Feinstein MS
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Rhode Island Students of the Future
Humanity Centered Robotics Initiative
at Brown University
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