Monroe Kennedy champions diversity and humanity in Robotics at ICRA 2025

“At the world’s biggest robotics conference — ICRA 2025, held in Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center — the buzz wasn’t just about cutting-edge tech. It was about purpose, passion, and people. One voice stood out: Professor Monroe Kennedy III, a Stanford mechanical engineering professor and co-founder of Black & Robotics, who is pushing the future of robotics toward something much deeper than automation — equity, augmentation, and empowerment.

Through free memberships, online workshops, student travel awards, and scholarships, the organization is making robotics more accessible and attainable for Black scholars and creators across the diaspora.”

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