Outreach

DeeGotRobots

DeeGotRobots is De’Aira’s premier community outreach program. It brings robotics and computing to students through in-person events in schools and communities, starting in her hometown of Estill, South Carolina, and through virtual events. On Instagram, @DeeGotRobots shares robotics, research, and computing career experiences and adventures.

Is there really anything better than spending a week at the @vexrobotics World Championship to witness students from around the world showcase their best bots? Nah, I don’t think so either 😆🤖 Friends that invite you to help them be awesome >>> 🤩🎬 She’s in her Valley Era ✨🌁

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Outreach and Broadening Participation

2022–Present

Community Outreach Organizer and Speaker

DeeGotRobots · Estill, SC

  • Lead recurring robotics and STEM events at local schools and community celebrations, including holiday, summer, back-to-school, and town events.

2024

Workshop Organizer and Speaker

Georgia Tech OMED Future Successors College and Career Expo · Atlanta, GA

  • STEM and AI Careers Workshop

2024

Speaker and Demonstration Assistant

Georgia Tech CHALLENGE Summer Program Industry Day, Amazon Lab126 · Atlanta, GA

2020

Workshop Speaker, “Social Robots Meet Social Good”

SEMLink Teen Science Workshop · Virtual

2020

Workshop Speaker, “Meaningful Relationships: Lessons from the Tech World”

Target TWIST Prepare to Launch · Virtual

2019, 2021

Workshop Organizer and Keynote Speaker

Georgia Power Artificial Intelligence and Energy Awareness Day

Professional Service

Leadership

2024–Present

Board Member and Industry Co-Lead

Black in Robotics · Bay Area, CA

  • Co-Director, Bay Area Chapter.

Program Service

2026–Present

Community Outreach Committee Chair

ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2027)

2020

Session Co-Chair, Trust and Explainability

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)

Peer Review

2018

Reviewer

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

2019, 2021, 2024–25

Reviewer

ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)

2021–2023

Reviewer

IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)

2025

Reviewer

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)

Judging

2026

Judge

National GEM Consortium Annual Conference · Technical Presentation Competition

2023–2024

Judge

BDPA National Conference · Robot Arm Coding Challenge