Robotics Science and Systems 2019 Meet the Women in Robotics Workshop

机器人研究人员的性别差异很大。随着机器人领域越来越多地融入我们社会的方方面面，重要的是有更多的女性机器人专家。该奖项帮助美国研究生前往参加将在机器人科学和系统会议上举行的女性机器人研讨会。这次研讨会将突出重要的女性机器人专家的工作，并希望通过提高她们的知名度来鼓励更多的女性从事机器人研究。机器人有望成为满足医疗保健、太空探索和教育等领域社会需求的不可或缺的一部分。为了满足这些领域对机器人技术日益增长的需求，有能力的机器人专家将需要增加实物。然而，进入该领域的女性机器人专家的数量仍然明显落后于男性同行。这种性别差异是充分满足对有经验的机器人科学家的需求的一个重大障碍。与机器人中的女性见面研讨会(WiRW)的重点是通过提供一个机会来展示杰出的女性机器人专家的工作，从而减少机器人领域的性别差距。第五届机器人女性见面会(WiRW)旨在(1)提高女性在机器人领域的知名度，(2)加强女性机器人专家社区并提供联网机会，以及(3)将初级机器人研究人员与该领域的高级导师联系起来。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

There is a large disparity in the gender of researchers in robotics. As the field of robotics becomes more integrated in every aspect of our society it is important that there be more women roboticists. This award helps US graduate students travel to attend the Women in Robotics workshop that will take place at the Robotics Science and Systems conference. This workshop will highlight the work of important female roboticists and by raising their visibility hopefully encourage more women to pursue robotics research.Robots are anticipated to be an integral part of meeting societal needs in domains like healthcare, space exploration, and education. To meet the growing demand for robotics technologies in these domains, the pool of capable roboticists will need to grow in kind. However, the number of female roboticists entering the field continues to notably lag behind male counterparts. This gender disparity presents a significant hurdle for adequately meeting the demand for experienced robot scientists. The Meet the Women in Robotics Workshop (WiRW) is focused on reducing the gender gap in the robotics domain by providing an opportunity to feature the work of prominent female roboticists. The fifth Meet the Women in Robotics Workshop (WiRW) aims to (1) raise the visibility of women in robotics, (2) strengthen the community of female roboticists and provide an opportunity for networking, and (3) connect junior robotics researchers to senior mentors in the field.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.