Special Events

By Invitation Only - SOCIALIZE, EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY! It's that time of year again and all folks affiliated with the Robotics Institute are invited along with their families to the 2017 Robotics Institute Picnic. Please note our new location, date and time. Due to flooding at RiverPlex that has closed the park for [...]

As one of the test sites for Uber’s driverless cars, Pittsburgh is frequently hailed as a city of the future. And indeed, some economists predict that robots will outnumber human workers as early as 2040. At this panel will talk about how we can plan for this seismic change in our economy and way of [...]

After the “Robotics, Pittsburgh and the End of Work” talk, head over the lounge outside of the Giant Eagle auditorium, A51 Baker Hall, for a dinner reception from 6-7 pm.

Kathi Weeks is Professor of Women’s Studies at Duke University and writes about the intersection of feminism and labor. In her talk about anti-work politics in the age of “love your work,” Weeks Livingston argues for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) and a future in which we leave the Protestant work ethic behind.

Board game night in RoboLounge with pizza and soda! We will be playing a bunch of games including Settlers of Catan, Codenames, Coup, Reformation and more!

Kicking off (pun intended) RoboOrg video game tournaments with FIFA 17, food and sodas! Sign up at this link or just show up the day of. Bring a healthy competitive spirit because we have some serious players!

Join us after Deanna Gates' RI Seminar in RoboLounge and adjoining Newell-Simon Hall 1507 to socialise with the speaker and other member's of the RI community. There will be food and drinks for all! PSRs are a good time to let off some steam, meet new people, have engaging conversations, learn new things and most [...]

Join us after Alan Wagner's RI Seminar in RoboLounge and adjoining Newell-Simon Hall 1507 to socialise with the speaker and other member's of the RI community. There will be food and drinks for all! PSRs are a good time to let off some steam, meet new people, have engaging conversations, learn new things and most [...]

All RI faculty, staff, students and visitors are invited to the Robotics Institute Winter Party!

Interested in learning how HEBI's modular robotics platform can dramatically reduce the time required to build custom robots? Want to learn more about the robotic system developed by one of Pittsburgh's exciting robotics start-ups? Take advantage of the opportunity to get hands-on time with HEBI's X-Series platform and instruction from HEBI engineers. At the workshop [...]