Robot Block Party
The Robot Block Party is one of RISF's showcase events. It's been featured in Fodor's New England and received a Rhode Island Monthly "Best of Rhode Island" award. Supported by National Grid, the Textron Charitable Trust and the City of Providence Art, Culture and Tourism, the Robot Block Party attracts more than 3000 spectators annually by creating an atmosphere of active participation and action learning. The charm of the event is the unbridled enthusiasm of the spectators, young and old, as they interact with our amazing exhibitors, who range from a team of 6-year-olds demonstrating a LEGO robot to HASBRO toy designers to distinguished university faculty, such as Dr. Stefanie Tellex from Brown University's Humans to Robots Lab and Dr. Kunal Mankodiya of the University of Rhode Island's Wearable Biosensing Lab.
The event was cancelled for 2020, and is unlikely to be scheduled in 2021, due to pandemic.
"Sadly, what made the event so successful--the ability to touch and explore robots of all shapes and sizes and talk with thousands of robotics enthusiasts of all ages--is also what could make it a vector site for the coronavirus." said Mary Johnson, a member of the RISF Board of Directors and Producer of the Robot Block Party. "We did not want to risk the health of our community, or of the residents of Rhode Island"
Until we meet again, keep building robots, wear your mask, and wash your hands!
The event was cancelled for 2020, and is unlikely to be scheduled in 2021, due to pandemic.
"Sadly, what made the event so successful--the ability to touch and explore robots of all shapes and sizes and talk with thousands of robotics enthusiasts of all ages--is also what could make it a vector site for the coronavirus." said Mary Johnson, a member of the RISF Board of Directors and Producer of the Robot Block Party. "We did not want to risk the health of our community, or of the residents of Rhode Island"
Until we meet again, keep building robots, wear your mask, and wash your hands!