{"id":322936,"date":"2026-05-19T15:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/322936\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:01:10","slug":"berkeley-robotics-showcase-will-highlight-berkeley-talent-and-professional-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/322936\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkeley: Robotics Showcase Will Highlight Berkeley Talent And Professional Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Alexander Sanchez Cruz, 15,  does some disassembly during the Project 212 Robotics Team lab at Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, Calif., on Feb. 14, 2024. (Ray Saint Germain\/Bay City News)\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Sanchez Cruz, 15,  does some disassembly during the Project 212 Robotics Team lab at Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, Calif., on Feb. 14, 2024. (Ray Saint Germain\/Bay City News)<\/p>\n<p>Ray Saint Germain\/Ray Saint Germain\/Bay City News<\/p>\n<p>A robotics showcase in Berkeley on Thursday will bring together some of the industry&#8217;s top minds across multiple generations of innovators with the Berkeley Robotics Innovation Showcase.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" alt=\"\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Students at Berkeley High School and University of California, Berkeley will make presentations and hold demos of their latest projects, along with researchers and professionals with startups in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>The day is meant to showcase Berkeley&#8217;s innovation, highlight robotics career paths, and connect students directly with professionals and experts in the field. The event&#8217;s organizer, the Berkeley Gateway Accelerator, is a fellowship program run by the venture capital firm Future Frontier Capital that seeks to grow startup companies into viable businesses, according to its website.<\/p>\n<p>The event&#8217;s sponsors include Bay City News, The Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership, Berkeley High School Robotics Club, Berkeley Public Schools Fund, and Nova Robotics and AI.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Goldberg, a distinguished UC Berkeley engineering professor, will be the keynote speaker at the event, which will be held at Berkeley Gateway Accelerator headquarters in downtown Berkeley.<\/p>\n<p>Goldberg is an author, artist and inventor who holds 10 patents, has written three books, and published 450 academic papers, according to Berkeley Gateway Accelerator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>The event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Registration is limited. 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Presentations will be about 5 minutes long.<\/p>\n<p>Teams presenting will include Team Berkelium&#8211;a student-run robotics program at Berkeley High School that participates in international competitions, according to organizers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778921290_52_rawImage.jpg\" alt=\"image\" title=\"#\" class=\"x100\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed, and entertained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall c-gray600\">By signing up, you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/terms\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"underlinedButton fw500 tuo1px tdu tuo2px tdc-secondary tdt-px hover:o70 td300\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms Of Use<\/a> and acknowledge that your information will be used as described in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/privacy\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"underlinedButton fw500 tuo1px tdu tuo2px tdc-secondary tdt-px hover:o70 td300\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The team focuses on STEM education, immersive engineering experience, business skills, and actively promotes students often less represented in the field, including women, non-binary students and others, organizers said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Also presenting will be Team Bearium, a junior varsity affiliate that focuses on coding, fabrication, and product design.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 Bay City News, Inc.  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