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Kicking Off Portland Startup Week with the Robotics Community

To help launch Portland Startup Week, the Rose City Robotics Collaborative (RCR) hosted a community networking lunch in partnership with Electron Robotics. Held at the Metro Region Innovation Hub, the gathering welcomed members of the robotics community from across the Pacific Northwest for an af...

Samantha Town

Events and Outreach

Joe Cole, PhD’s Quest to Build Real Robots, Real Impact

When Joe Cole, PhD gives his talk this weekend to the Portland Area RoboTics Society (P.A.R.T.S.), it won't be a formal lecture hall moment, but an intimate gathering of passionate hackers in a local hackerspace, a place where real ideas spark and technical minds connect to build physical hardwar...

Duncan Miller

Learning and Impact

Bridging Classroom Theory and Real-World AI

A recap of our May 22 bootcamp with the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute This week, Rose City Robotics welcomed university students and faculty to the Metro Region Innovation Hub for a hands-on Generative AI bootcamp delivered in partnership with the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI). The after...

Samantha Town

Events and Outreach

Celebrating National Robotics Week: Empowering the Next Generation in Portland

At Rose City Robotics, we are proud to join the celebration of National Robotics Week, happening April 5–13, 2025! This nationwide event highlights the power of robotics to inspire students, promote STEM education, and showcase the incredible innovations shaping our future. National Robotics Week...

Duncan Miller

Learning and Impact

LangChain & NVIDIA NIM: AI Innovation at GTC 2025

I’m writing this from NVIDIA GTC 2025, reflecting on Jensen Huang’s keynote yesterday. As a Portland State University NVIDIA University Ambassador developing generative AI and robotics curriculum, I’m particularly interested in software advances continuing to be made by NVIDIA. With NVIDIA Infere...

Duncan Miller

Learning and Impact

Reducing the Impact of Data Centers with Mathematics

Despite the recent signs of weakness in the US economy, the data center business is booming. A combination of converging factors including AI, cloud computing and cryptocurrency have data center construction projects underway across the country.  But with progress comes a challenge: what happens...

Duncan Miller

Learning and Impact

Rose City Robotics Collaborative: Lightning Talks and Networking Event

At Rose City Robotics, we are committed to fostering a vibrant, grassroots community for robotics professionals in the Pacific Northwest. We are excited to announce that we will be hosting the Rose City edition of the Robotics Collaborative meetup on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, from 5:30 PM to 7:3...

Samantha Town

Events and Outreach

Advancing Open-Source Robotics Education Through Collaboration

We are excited to announce our we are working with RealMan Robotics to develop educational content aimed at empowering the next generation of roboticists. This collaboration focuses on creating comprehensive tutorials and courses that leverage open-source robotics hardware and software. RealMan R...

Duncan Miller

Learning and Impact

Introducing Our NVIDIA Generative AI Certification Prep Course

At Rose City Robotics, we are dedicated to providing top-tier educational opportunities in AI and robotics. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce our new certification training course designed to prepare participants for the NVIDIA-Certified Associate: Generative AI Multimodal credential. What is...

Duncan Miller

Learning and Impact

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