BIR Bay Area Chapter
Welcome! The goal of the BiR Bay Area Chapter is to create a connected community of Black roboticists and allies in the Bay Area - Students, researchers, and practitioners - for sharing knowledge, mentoring, outreach and advocacy. We will be hosting meet and greet events, workshops, career fairs, and outreach opportunities. The Bay Area is a hub of academic and industry institutions and a fantastic place where we can work together to advance the goals of BiR.
To keep in touch with what we are up to, join the BiR Slack channel and mailing list! within the BiR slack, we have a dedicated channel (#bay_ area_ chapter) where you can meet other local members and keep track of our events. And we look forward to meeting you all in person.
Special Thanks to our Chapter's founding Corporate Partners: Toyota Research Institute and Amazon Robotics for their generous support!
BiR Bay Area Chapter: Leadership
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Sophia Williams, PhD
Medical Robotics at Auris Health
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Monroe Kennedy III, PhD
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University
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Simeon O. Adebola
PhD Student, UC Berkeley
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Derek Phillips
Senior Software Engineer, Kodiak Robotics
Upcoming and Ongoing Events:
More Events Coming Soon!
Past Events:
BiR Bay Area Chapter Technical Workshop
Computer Vision Workshop 5/20/23 Hosted by Kodiak Robotics
Overview:
We begin with a foundation for Computer Vision for robotics. We will cover physics of vision-based sensors, modeling, use of machine learning, and discuss applications in the spaces of vehicle autonomy and robotic dexterous manipulation.
Presenters:
Monroe Kennedy - PhD. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and by courtesy Computer Science, Stanford University - will be discussing Robot Dexterity.
Derek Phillips - Senior Software Engineer, Kodiak Robotics - will be discussing the critical challenges facing Computer Vision in Autonomous Vehicles.
BiR Bay Area Launch Event Summer 2022
The BiR Bay area chapter will be launching this summer 2022, with a launch date of Sunday August 28th 2022 from 12p-3:30p PT. Location details can be found in the BiR Slack and Email list, please email blackinrobotics@gmail.com with any questions!
We will have time for networking, hearing about technical work from the BiR Bay Area Directors and hearing from our industry partners. Food will be provided.
