Engagement & Outreach


The GRASP Laboratory engages with the K-12 community, education organizations, government, and science institutions to host events, teach summer classes, support robotics education, develop curriculum, and seek methods of inspiring America’s youth to become involved with Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Robotics. The GRASP Laboratory engages with the K-12 community, education organizations, government, and science institutions to host events, teach summer classes, support robotics education, develop curriculum, and seek methods of inspiring America’s youth to become involved with Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Robotics.

K-12 & Public Programs

The GRASP Lab collaboratively develops programs, events, and resources for Philadelphia area schools and for national engagement. The goals of these programs are to increase access to STEM and robotics resources and ultimately raise the achievement of students in our communities.

Educator Development

GRASP offers a range of initiatives and resources to assist practicing educators and faculty in their quest to become outstanding, up-to-date, and nationally recognized teachers and leaders in STEM education. These initiatives provide opportunities to increase knowledge, explore learning styles, and enhance teaching skills.

GRASP Seminar & Events

GRASP also offers a wide range of seminars, talks, and events related to robotics at various levels that are available for the public to attend/stream virtually. If you are interested and a part of the SEAS organization, please click here to request to join the grasp-seminar@seas.upenn.edu email list to receive weekly emails with the event announcements. If you are outside of the SEAS organization, please email Mariel Celentano to request to join.

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