The Nomadic Monument for Women in Robotics (NMWR), designed by Diedra Krieger and Gaby Alfaro, celebrates the innovations of eight women pioneers in the field of robotics – Ruzena Bajcsy, Lynne Parker, Hadas Kress-Gazit, Lydia Kavraki, Ayanna Howard, Daniela Rus, Helen Grenier and Katherine Kuchenbecker.  The portraits and descriptions of women roboticists challenge stereotypes about who can be an engineer, allowing young girls to start developing a sense of belonging in an informal STEM learning environment. Joey Hartmann-Dow’s near life-sized portraits at eye level around the inside of the dome create a space that allows for a visual connection between the visitors and the roboticists. Visitors can read quotes of key moments or experiences that made them become pioneers in their field. The Monument was sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Festival (2018) and The GRASP Lab.

As part of the 2018 Science Festival events for NMWR, we screened Top Secret Rosies.