Solving Our Global Challenges with the 2020 Silicon Valley Robotics Good Robot Industry Awards
OAKLAND, CA / ACCESSWIRE / December 14, 2020 / Silicon Valley Robotics, the world s largest cluster of innovation in robotics, announces the inaugural Good Robot Industry Awards, celebrating the robotics, automation, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) that will help us solve global challenges. These 52 companies and individuals have all contributed to innovation that will improve the quality of our lives, whether it s weed-free pesticide-free farming, like FarmWise or Iron-Ox; supporting health workers and the elderly manage health care treatment regimes, like Catalia Health or Multiply Labs; or reimagining the logistics industry so that the transfer of physical goods becomes as efficient as the transfer of information, like Cruise, Embark, Matternet, and Zipline.
Robin Murphy and
Ayanna Howard from our first “25 women in robotics you need to know about” list in 2013 and 2014. These women give unstintingly of their time, creating robots that improve the quality of life, advancing research, inspiring and supporting students, and sharing their passion for engineering with the world.
Ayanna Howard says “I think as engineers we have an amazing power, where we can take people’s wishes and convert them into reality”
And Robin Murphy agrees, “My job is so incredibly fulfilling, it’s about the science and technology and the way it could be used for societal good, that’s a big deal to me,”
Ohio State announces search committee for university provost
Students, faculty and staff will guide process
The Ohio State University
President Kristina M. Johnson sent the following email to The Ohio State University community today (Dec. 10).
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff:
I write to provide you with details on the national search for Ohio State’s next executive vice president and provost.
I have asked Divisional Dean of Natural and Mathematical Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences Dr. Susan Olesik and Executive Vice President for Research, Innovation and Knowledge Enterprise Dr. Grace Wang to co-chair a search committee of outstanding faculty, students and staff from multiple colleges and university units.