Are you ready for National Robotics Week 2013?

Mark your calendars for April 6-14
The fourth annual National Robotics Week event will be held April 6-13, 2013. RoboWeek 2012 was amazing and 2013 promises to be even better! Activities can be small, large, and everything in between. RoboWeek 2012 was a banner year. There were over 160 events in all 50 United States. Events included First Lego League teams demonstrating robots at the local library, tours of University labs, thousands of attendees at Block Parties, and the FIRST Robotics Championships.

National Robotics Week 2013 need more events, more participants and more robots all over the U.S.! National Robotics Week welcomes events showcasing the excitement of the robotics industry. Event audiences range from pre-schoolers to industry professionals, and from a handful of participants to thousands. See other events and list yours at www.nationalroboticsweek.org

About National Robotics Week
National Robotics Week is organized by an Advisory Council which recognizes robotics technology as a pillar of 21st century American innovation, highlights its growing importance in a wide variety of application areas, and emphasizes its ability to inspire technology education. Robotics is positioned to fuel a broad array of next-generation products and applications in fields as diverse as manufacturing, health-care, national defense and security, agriculture and transportation. At the same time, robotics is proving to be uniquely adept at enabling students of all ages to learn important science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts and at inspiring them to pursue careers in STEM-related fields. Robotics Week is a week-long series of events and activities aimed at increasing public awareness of the growing importance of “robo-technology” and the tremendous social and cultural impact that it will have on the future of the United States.

In May 2009, leading universities and companies appealed to the Congressional Caucus on Robotics to create a “national road-map” for robotics technology. On March 9, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives passed resolution H.Res. 1055, officially designating the second full week in April as National Robotics Week. This resolution was submitted by U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14), co-chair of the Caucus, and other members.

Initiated in 2010, the inaugural National Robotics Week included 50 affiliated events around the country. National Robotics Week 2011 built on that success to include more than 100 events in 22 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. And in 2012, National Robotics Week included over 160 events in all 50 of the United States.

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