# Episode Forty-Six: Carlotta Berry

- Show: [Robot Talk](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk)
- Published: 2023-04-28
- Length: 19m
- Episode: 46
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-04-28-episode-forty-six-carlotta-berry
- Listen: https://ukrobotics.libsyn.com/episode-forty-six-carlotta-berry

## Summary

Carlotta Berry, a professor at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, discusses her multidisciplinary robotics minor and outreach initiatives designed to increase participation from marginalized groups in STEM. She explains how the program leverages mobile robots and intuitive interfaces, such as PlayStation controllers and Android phones, to reduce mental workload and make robotics accessible to students from diverse engineering backgrounds. Berry also details her work with organizations like Black in Engineering and Black in Robotics, focusing on combating unconscious bias and marketing stereotypes that discourage women and people of color from pursuing engineering careers.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-04-28-episode-forty-six-carlotta-berry#t=7) Introduction: Carlotta Berry and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- [2:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-04-28-episode-forty-six-carlotta-berry#t=126) Designing the Multidisciplinary Robotics Minor at Rose-Hulman
- [4:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-04-28-episode-forty-six-carlotta-berry#t=283) Using Mobile Robots and Intuitive Interfaces for Education
- [8:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-04-28-episode-forty-six-carlotta-berry#t=481) Combating Marketing and Unconscious Bias in STEM
- [10:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-04-28-episode-forty-six-carlotta-berry#t=647) Coaching All-Girls Teams in FIRST LEGO League and VEX
- [14:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-04-28-episode-forty-six-carlotta-berry#t=854) Pandemic-Era Outreach and Social Media Engagement
- [17:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-04-28-episode-forty-six-carlotta-berry#t=1048) Integrating STEM with Arts and Humanities (STEAM)

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (company)
- FIRST LEGO League (other)
- VEX Robotics (other)
- PlayStation (product)
- Android (other)
- Black in Engineering (other)
- Black in Robotics (other)

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