Special Events
Kathi Weeks
Professor of Women’s Studies
Duke University

“Love Your Work”

Giant Eagle auditorium, A51 Baker Hall

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.

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RoboOrg Board Games

Newell-Simon Hall 1513

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!

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RoboOrg FIFA 17 Tournament

Newell-Simon Hall 1513

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!

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RoboOrg Post-Seminar Reception

Newell-Simon Hall 1513

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 [...]

Special Events

RoboOrg Post-Seminar Reception

Newell-Simon Hall 1513

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 [...]

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Robotics Institute Winter Party

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

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HEBI Robotics Modular Robotics Workshop

Newell-Simon Hall 3305

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 [...]

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Research Professor / Associate Director of Education
Robotics Institute,
Carnegie Mellon University

AI Will Help Feed A Growing Planet

SXSW Austin, TX JW MARRIOTT SALON C, Austin, TX, United States

Video will be via Facebook Live on the CMU Facebook page. After the event has passed, the video will be here. By the year 2040, there will be more people on the planet than food to feed them. Researchers want to change that: a sustainable solution to the emerging world food crisis is sprouting in [...]