Women in Robotics
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| Founder | Andra Keay (President & Founder) |
|---|---|
| Type | 501(c)(3) not-for-profit |
| Location | |
Membership | 2000+ |
Key people |
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| Website | womeninrobotics |
Women in Robotics (WiR) is a non-profit organization and a global community headquartered in Oakland California.[1][2][3][4] working towards promoting the visibility of women and non-binary people working in robotics and enabling women or non-binary people who aspire to join the field[5][6][7][8]
History[edit]
Women in Robotics was founded by Andra Keay originally under the umbrella of Silicon Valley Robotics.[4][9] Women in Robotics has been informally running since 2011[3], supported by Silicon Valley Robotics and Robohub.[10] The organization shares inspirational accounts of exceptional women in robotics with their annual "30 women in robotics you need to know about" list since 2013[11] featuring more than 200 women till date.[12][13][14][15] These lists are well recieved to effectively improve visibility of women's achievements in robotics.[16]
According to Secretary of State of California Business Search Tool, the organization got approved its 501(c)(3) non-profit status in March 2020 headquartered in Oakland California. Today WiR has over 2000 members[12] in the local plus online community having women from all over the world and 11 active chapters in San Francisco Bay Area, Denver, Boston, New York, Pittsburg, San Antonio, Delhi, United Kingdom, Bristol, Brisbane and Melbourne[17][18].
In July, 2023, the non-profit organization started a new scholarship fund, the Joanne Pransky Women in Robotics Scholarship[19], raised in honor of Joanne Pransky.
Impact[edit]
The periodic activities organized by local chapters allow little girls and women to become aware of opportunities and possiblilities to find their place in the world of robotics, which otherwise seemed unavailable [20] [21].
References[edit]
- ↑ Women in Robotics event at the InOrbit Robot Space - KTVU 2, retrieved 2023-07-23
- ↑ • (2023-08-02). "Mujeres en Robótica realizan exitoso evento en Mountain View". Telemundo Area de la Bahía 48 (in español). Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Women in Robotics Update: introducing our 2021 Board of Directors | Robohub". Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Keay, Andra (2021-01-20). "Introducing the 2021 Women in Robotics Board of Directors". Medium. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ↑ "WOMEN IN ROBOTICS | Benevity Causes". causes.benevity.org. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ↑ Bermea, Tiffany Huertas, Azian (2022-12-19). "First Texas chapter of Women in Robotics forming in San Antonio". KSAT. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ↑ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2023/06/01/san-antonio-women-in-robotics.html. Retrieved 2023-08-07. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Wilson, Solomon A. (2023-01-18). "Global female robotics nonprofit plants roots in San Antonio". San Antonio Report. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ↑ "SA LAUNCHES FIRST TEXAS CHAPTER OF INTERNATIONAL ROBOTICS NON-PROFIT". www.portsanantonio.us. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ↑ Andra Keay (2018-11-01). "25 women in robotics you need to know about". Women 2.0. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ "25 women in robotics you need to know about (2013) | Robohub". Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Kress-Gazit named to Women in Robotics "30 women in robotics you need to know about" | Cornell Engineering". www.engineering.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ "Women in Robotics you need to know about 2020". FAIR-SPACE. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ christina-kay.kellerman@nist.gov (2020-10-22). "Elena Messina is Showcased in Robotics". NIST. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ "25 women in robotics to watch in 2016 - Irish Tech News". 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ "Generation equality: Empowering and giving visibility to women in robotics - Robohub". robohub.org. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
- ↑ "Chapters". womeninrobotics.org. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ↑ First Texas chapter of Women in Robotics forming in San Antonio, retrieved 2023-08-07
- ↑ Heater, Brian (2023-07-15). "Remembering Joanne Pransky". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ Bermea, Tiffany Huertas, Azian (2022-12-19). "First Texas chapter of Women in Robotics forming in San Antonio". KSAT. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ↑ Farrukh, Bisma (2023-04-09). "Finding Inspiration: A Global Female Robotics Nonprofit Now in San Antonio". Medium. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
External links[edit]
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