Tag: AI

Timnit Gebru wins Champion Award in SVR ‘Good Robot’ Industry Awards

Posted on December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 by Andra Keay

TaggedAI, AI Ethics, Champion, Community Champion, Ethics, Good Robot Award, Google, SVR Industry Awards, Timnit Gebru

Timnit Gebru | AI Ethics Researcher I am currently a research scientist at Google in the ethical AI team. Timnit Gebru’s recent dismissal from Google over what looks like research censorship, or at the very least a refusal to discuss issues, has sent shockwaves through the AI, ML, robotics and ethics communities. Timnit Gebru was […]

Joy Buolamwini wins Champion Award in SVR ‘Good Robot’ Industry Awards

Posted on December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 by Andra Keay

Category:Champion, Media Releases

TaggedAI, Algorithmic Justice League, Champion, Community Champion, Good Robot Award, Joy Buolamwini, MIT, Poet of Code, SVR Industry Award, Winner

Joy Buolamwini | Algorithmic Bias Researcher, Poet of Code, Founder of the Algorithmic Justice League Joy Buolamwini uses art and research to illuminate the social implications of artificial intelligence. She founded the Algorithmic Justice League to create a world with more equitable and accountable technology. Her TED Featured Talk on algorithmic bias has over 1 […]

Covariant wins Visionary Award in SVR ‘Good Robot’ Industry Awards

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 by Andra Keay

Category:Media Releases, Visionary

TaggedAI, BAIR, CITRIS CPAR, Covariant, Good Robot Award, Peter Chen, Pieter Abbeel, Rocky Duan, SVR Industry Award, Tianhao Zhang, UC Berkeley, Winner

Covariant Founders: Peter Chen, Pieter Abbeel, Rocky Duan, Tianhao Zhang Founded: 2017 HQ: San Francisco, CA Covariant is building the Covariant Brain, a universal AI to give robots the ability to see, reason and act on the world around them. Bringing practical AI Robotics into the physical world is hard. It involves giving robots a […]

Where are the robots when you need them!

Posted on April 26, 2020December 2, 2020 by Andra Keay

Category:California Robotics News, Commentary, COVID-19 Response

TaggedAI, Andra Keay, coronavirus, covid-19, Distillmyheart, Ken Goldberg, McCrafty, Michael Sayre, Missy Cummings, Rachel Sadd, Rex St John, Robin Murphy, robots

That’s a question we’re trying to answer in our weekly discussions about ‘COVID-19, robots and us’, but it was repeated with urgency by Rachel ‘McCrafty’ Sadd. Rachel has been building systems and automation for COVID mask making, as the founder of Project Mask Making and #distillmyheart projects in the SF Bay Area, an artist and […]

Posted on April 12, 2020April 13, 2020 by Andra Keay

Category:HRI2020

TaggedAI, Ayanna Howard, HRI Conference, hri2020, Human-Robot Interaction, robots, Trust

“Are we trusting AI too much?: Examining Human-Robot Interactions in the Real World” Intelligent systems, especially those with an embodied construct, are becoming pervasive in our society. From chatbots to rehabilitation robotics, from shopping agents to robot tutors, people are adopting these systems into their daily life activities. Alas, associated with this increased acceptance is […]

	July 2021
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			1 SVR NO Board Meeting - REPORT ONLY SVR NO Board Meeting - REPORT ONLY July 1, 2021 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm See more details Startup Accelerator Meetings Startup Accelerator Meetings July 1, 2021 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm See more details Startup Accelerator Meeting Startup Accelerator Meeting July 1, 2021 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm See more details SVR Startup Accelerator SVR Startup Accelerator July 1, 2021 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm See more details • • • •	2 Women in Robotics - Mentoring Committee Women in Robotics - Mentoring Committee July 2, 2021 8:45 am - 9:30 am See more details •	3	4
5 SVR Volunteer Meeting 2021 SVR Volunteer Meeting 2021 July 5, 2021 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm https://zoom.us/j/93169418482?pwd=SDBUcnA1WE1lTWx1THRwNFRlaGVvZz09 See more details •	6 Laser Cutter SBU From $25 Laser Cutter SBU From $25 July 6, 2021 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Circuit Launch, 8000 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA, USA See more details •	7 Bots&Beer Silicon Valley Bots&Beer Silicon Valley July 7, 2021 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm See meetup for location See more details •	8 Circuit Milling with the Bantam CNC From $40 Circuit Milling with the Bantam CNC From $40 July 8, 2021 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Circuit Launch, 8000 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA, USA See more details Voltera 102 - Solder & Reflow From $40 Voltera 102 - Solder & Reflow From $40 July 8, 2021 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Circuit Launch, 8000 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA, USA See more details Startup Accelerator Meetings Startup Accelerator Meetings July 8, 2021 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm See more details Startup Accelerator Meeting Startup Accelerator Meeting July 8, 2021 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm See more details SVR Startup Accelerator SVR Startup Accelerator July 8, 2021 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm See more details • • • • •	9 Women in Robotics - Mentoring Committee Women in Robotics - Mentoring Committee July 9, 2021 8:45 am - 9:30 am See more details •	10	11
12 Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 July 12, 2021 10:00 am - July 16, 2021 5:00 pm Virtual + In-Person (Discord + Circuit Launch), 8000 Edgewater Ste 200, Oakland, CA, USA See more details Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 July 12, 2021 10:00 am - July 16, 2021 5:00 pm Virtual + In-Person (Discord + Circuit Launch), 8000 Edgewater Ste 200, Oakland, CA, USA See more details Women in Robotics Call Women in Robotics Call July 12, 2021 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/762578189 See more details SVR Volunteer Meeting 2021 SVR Volunteer Meeting 2021 July 12, 2021 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm https://zoom.us/j/93169418482?pwd=SDBUcnA1WE1lTWx1THRwNFRlaGVvZz09 See more details • • • •	13 Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 July 12, 2021 10:00 am - July 16, 2021 5:00 pm Virtual + In-Person (Discord + Circuit Launch), 8000 Edgewater Ste 200, Oakland, CA, USA See more details Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 July 12, 2021 10:00 am - July 16, 2021 5:00 pm Virtual + In-Person (Discord + Circuit Launch), 8000 Edgewater Ste 200, Oakland, CA, USA See more details • •	14 Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 July 12, 2021 10:00 am - July 16, 2021 5:00 pm Virtual + In-Person (Discord + Circuit Launch), 8000 Edgewater Ste 200, Oakland, CA, USA See more details Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 July 12, 2021 10:00 am - July 16, 2021 5:00 pm Virtual + In-Person (Discord + Circuit Launch), 8000 Edgewater Ste 200, Oakland, CA, USA See more details • •	15 Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 July 12, 2021 10:00 am - July 16, 2021 5:00 pm Virtual + In-Person (Discord + Circuit Launch), 8000 Edgewater Ste 200, Oakland, CA, USA See more details Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 July 12, 2021 10:00 am - July 16, 2021 5:00 pm Virtual + In-Person (Discord + Circuit Launch), 8000 Edgewater Ste 200, Oakland, CA, USA See more details Startup Accelerator Meetings Startup Accelerator Meetings July 15, 2021 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm See more details Startup Accelerator Meeting Startup Accelerator Meeting July 15, 2021 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm See more details SVR Startup Accelerator SVR Startup Accelerator July 15, 2021 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm See more details • • • • •	16 Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 July 12, 2021 10:00 am - July 16, 2021 5:00 pm Virtual + In-Person (Discord + Circuit Launch), 8000 Edgewater Ste 200, Oakland, CA, USA See more details Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 Training Bootcamp: Boston Dynamics Spot From $350 July 12, 2021 10:00 am - July 16, 2021 5:00 pm Virtual + In-Person (Discord + Circuit Launch), 8000 Edgewater Ste 200, Oakland, CA, USA See more details Women in Robotics - Mentoring Committee Women in Robotics - Mentoring Committee July 16, 2021 8:45 am - 9:30 am See more details Build Night Build Night July 16, 2021 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm See more details Robotics Build Night From $0 Robotics Build Night From $0 July 16, 2021 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Virtual + In-Person (Discord + Circuit Launch), 8000 Edgewater Ste 200, Oakland, CA, USA See more details Robotics Build Night From $0 Robotics Build Night From $0 July 16, 2021 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Virtual + In-Person (Discord + Circuit Launch), 8000 Edgewater Ste 200, Oakland, CA, USA See more details • • • • • •	17 Robot arm Hackathon Robot arm Hackathon July 17, 2021 - July 18, 2021 See more details Build & Program a Robot Arm in a Weekend From $275 Build & Program a Robot Arm in a Weekend From $275 July 17, 2021 10:00 am - July 18, 2021 4:00 pm Circuit Launch, 8000 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA, USA See more details Build & Program a Robot Arm in a Weekend From $275 Build & Program a Robot Arm in a Weekend From $275 July 17, 2021 10:00 am - July 18, 2021 4:00 pm Circuit Launch, 8000 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA, USA See more details • • •	18 Robot arm Hackathon Robot arm Hackathon July 17, 2021 - July 18, 2021 See more details Build & Program a Robot Arm in a Weekend From $275 Build & Program a Robot Arm in a Weekend From $275 July 17, 2021 10:00 am - July 18, 2021 4:00 pm Circuit Launch, 8000 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA, USA See more details Build & Program a Robot Arm in a Weekend From $275 Build & Program a Robot Arm in a Weekend From $275 July 17, 2021 10:00 am - July 18, 2021 4:00 pm Circuit Launch, 8000 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA, USA See more details • • •
19 SVR Volunteer Meeting 2021 SVR Volunteer Meeting 2021 July 19, 2021 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm https://zoom.us/j/93169418482?pwd=SDBUcnA1WE1lTWx1THRwNFRlaGVvZz09 See more details •	20	21	22 3D Printing 101 (FDM) From $25 3D Printing 101 (FDM) From $25 July 22, 2021 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Circuit Launch, 8000 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, CA, USA See more details Startup Accelerator Meetings Startup Accelerator Meetings July 22, 2021 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm See more details Startup Accelerator Meeting Startup Accelerator Meeting July 22, 2021 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm See more details SVR Startup Accelerator SVR Startup Accelerator July 22, 2021 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm See more details • • • •	23 Women in Robotics - Mentoring Committee Women in Robotics - Mentoring Committee July 23, 2021 8:45 am - 9:30 am See more details •	24	25 SVR Quarterly Report SVR Quarterly Report July 25, 2021 See more details •
26 SVR Volunteer Meeting 2021 SVR Volunteer Meeting 2021 July 26, 2021 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm https://zoom.us/j/93169418482?pwd=SDBUcnA1WE1lTWx1THRwNFRlaGVvZz09 See more details •	27	28	29 Startup Accelerator Meetings Startup Accelerator Meetings July 29, 2021 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm See more details Startup Accelerator Meeting Startup Accelerator Meeting July 29, 2021 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm See more details SVR Startup Accelerator SVR Startup Accelerator July 29, 2021 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm See more details • • •	30 Women in Robotics - Mentoring Committee Women in Robotics - Mentoring Committee July 30, 2021 8:45 am - 9:30 am See more details •	31

Timnit Gebru wins Champion Award in SVR ‘Good Robot’ Industry Awards

Joy Buolamwini wins Champion Award in SVR ‘Good Robot’ Industry Awards

Covariant wins Visionary Award in SVR ‘Good Robot’ Industry Awards

Where are the robots when you need them!

HRI 2020 Keynote: Ayanna Howard