European Robotics Week 2017 lands to Uruguay and Ecuador
Thanks to the commitment of a young engineer, School of Robotics is happy to announce that European Robotics Week 2017 will be organized also in Uruguay and Ecuador. Read more
RoseDigital: Ten days to promote girls and women in STEM
Organized by Rosadigitale, a national movement for equal opportunities in STEM professions and careers, the week 4 - 14 March 2017 hosts hundred of events where girls and women are offered chances to get their hands on..science and technology. Read more
Italy, March 2 - 4: Digital Rose Week (Rosa Digitale) to promote girls and women in STEM
The Rosa Digitale (Digital Rose) movement was born in Italy last year thanks to many social groups that want to contribute to the promotion of girsl and women in techno scientific disciplines and careers. School of Robotics is the Contact Organization for the Liguria regione, and Rosa Digitale Media Partner. Read more
The Ascent of Mary Somerville in 19th Century Society, by Elisabetta Strickland
This biography traces the life and work of Mary Fairfax Somerville, whose extraordinary mathematical talent only came to light through fortuitous circumstances. Barely taught to read and write as a child, all the science she learned and mastered was self taught. In this delightful narrative the author takes up the challenge of discovering how Somerville came to be one of the most outstanding British women scientists and, furthermore, a popular writer. Particular attention is paid to the gender aspects of Somerville's success in what was, to put it mildly, a predominantly male domain. Read more
Genoa, 14 - 16 November 2016: Free workshops for Teachers on coding, educational robotics, innovation at school
In the frame of the National Exhibit of Education Technology and ICT media, School of Robotics will offer many free workshops to Teachers. The subjects that will be discussed in these hands-on wp's will be educational robotics, 3D printing for educational aims, coding, and all the innovative educational tools. Read more
Happy Ada Lovelace Day 2016!
Ada Lovelace Day, Tuesday 11 October 2016. Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is an international celebration day of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It aims to increase the profile of women in STEM and, in doing so, create new role models who will encourage more girls into STEM careers and support women already working in STEM. Read more
Open Roberta and the School of Robotics: Learning with Robot
The aim of Open Roberta is to lower the barriers of programming for kids, teachers, and schools and to set up a open source community. Open Roberta is part of the Fraunhofer Initiative “Roberta – Learning with Robots” (www.roberta-home.de). Open Roberta and School of Robotics are carrying on their almost ten-year collaboration. Read more
Open Roberta and the School of Robotics: A friendly, long term collaboration
Simce 2008 Fraunhofer Institute IAIS of Bonn and the School of Robotics are collaborating around the Roberta, Girls Discover Robots Initiative. Now the cooperation is strenghtening thanks to the Open Roberta Project by Fraunhofer IAIS Roberta team. Read more
The Yes WE STEM free ebook (Women Empowerment in STEM) released to public
The Italian Wister network (Women for Intelligent and Smart TERritories) has just released a free ebook outlining many "Yes WE STEM" issues in Women&Technology field. The book was edited with the support of Italian Ministry of Education, Research, and University, displaying studies by many women in the fields of communication, social sciences, science and technology. Read more
Bruxelles, 25 and 26 of Aprile: Celebrating European Excellence pf Women in Computing
ECWT is now scaling up its activities and with the support of strategic partners takes the lead on CELEBRATIING EUROPEAN EXCELLENCE OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING! This with the goal to provide a new strategy, a leading community and tools to European girls to become global e-leader of the 21st century. ECWC 2016 is organised based on the model of the highly successful Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in the US and is supported by Anita Borg Institute, home of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in the US and India, and the GHC/1. Read more