Robogals

Robogals' primary activity is running engineering based workshops, either in schools or by having the schools visit the uni; the workshops are aim to inspire gender diversity in engineering by engaging girls and guys in a range engineering topics. These topics are selected by the volunteers running the sessions to reflect their own interest in the field. Robogals volunteers are university students, including male and female, who teach school girls the basics of engineering; an example of this is through the use of robotics and programming using LEGO Mindstorms EV3 and NXT kits. Lessons can range between 1 hour to a full day and can consist of multiple types of workshops.the robot to move, use the sensors and perform specific tasks.

The workshops are run by the local university chapter, which liaises with schools to arrange visits, and arranges for trained volunteers to run the workshops.

Robogals Melbourne held a Science and Engineering Expo in August 2010, partnered with National Science Week,[10] attended by girls schools and a few individual families.[11] In 2010, Robogals Perth went on an excursion to Kalgoorlie to demonstrate to school students as part of the seventh annual Science Awareness Festival by Scitech. In March 2011, Robogals London had a stall at the Big Bang Fair.[12]

In 2009, Robogals' Guinness World Record attempt for the 'largest robot dance'[13] received coverage on national television.[14] Over 300 dancers/students turned up at the event on 29 September 2009 at the University of Melbourne.[15]

The Robots Are Coming was an exhibition built by art and design students, held from 6–11 September 2010 of 5 life-size robots at a transportation hub in central Sydney.[16] The event functioned as street art, inviting pedestrians to reflect on 'the impact of technology in today's society'.[17][18] Over hundreds of thousands of pedestrians had lunch alongside the robots, or stopped to admire them.

2015 also saw the Robogals EMEA region join the BBC Tour across the UK [19]

The annual conference in each region, known as a SINE (Seminars Inducting New Executive-committees) brings together the organisation's executive committee members in a region, focussing mainly on training the new committee members; it is the primary means of expanding Robogals to new universities.[20] The meetings during the early Robogals expansion stages (in 2009 and early 2010) were called "Bootcamps", but since late 2010 have been called SINEs.

Past conferences have included:[21]

• Robogals Bootcamp, 29 September - 1 October 2009, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
• Robogals Bootcamp UK, 24–25 April 2010, Imperial College London, London, U.K.
• Robogals Australia & NZ SINE 2010, 10–12 September 2010, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
• Robogals UK & Europe SINE 2011, 11–13 February 2011, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.
• Robogals Australia & NZ SINE 2011, 24–26 September 2011, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
• Robogals UK & Europe SINE 2012, 28–29 January 2012, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K.
• Robogals North America SINE 2012, 25–27 February 2012, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
• Robogals Asia Pacific SINE 2012, 22–24 September 2012, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
• Robogals UK & Europe SINE 2013, 9–10 February 2013, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.
• Robogals North America SINE 2013 (West Coast), 2–3 March 2013, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
• Robogals North America SINE 2013 (East Coast), 2–3 March 2013, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
• Robogals Asia Pacific SINE 2013, 28–30 September 2013, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
• Robogals North America SINE 2014 (West Coast), 18–20 January 2014, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
• Robogals North America SINE 2014 (East Coast), 18–20 January 2014, York University, Toronto, Canada
• Robogals UK & Europe SINE 2014, 8–10 February 2014, University of Southampton, Southampton, U.K. ecs[22]
• Robogals Asia Pacific SINE 2014, 27–29 September 2014, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
• Robogals North America SINE 2015, 17–19 January 2015, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
• Robogals UK & Europe SINE 2015, 7–9 February 2015, Loughborough University, Loughborough, U.K.
• Robogals Asia Pacific SINE 2015, 26–28 September 2015, Broken Bay, hosted by Robogals Newcastle, Broken Bay, NSW, Australia
• Robogals North America SINE 2016, 16–18 January 2016, Columbia University, New York, USA
• Robogals EMEA SINE 2016, 7–9 February 2016, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K.
• Robogals Asia Pacific SINE 2016, 24–26 September 2016, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
• Robogals North America SINE 2017, 14–16 January 2017, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
• Robogals EMEA SINE 2017, February 2017, 10–12 February 2017, Imperial College London, London, U.K.
• Robogals Asia Pacific SINE 2017, 23–25 September 2017, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
• Robogals EMEA SINE 2018, 10–12 February 2018, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, U.K.

Upcoming conferences:

• Robogals NA SINE 2018, Robogals AP SINE 2018