Kim Wilkens (she/her)

Behind every brand is a heartbeat. "Roversa: Our Story" shares the passion, purpose, and people who make Roversa what it is today—and where we’re going tomorrow. Watch the full video on Youtube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoBF...

🚀 Roversa rolled into Goochland Middle, where CTE students dove into coding, teamwork & problem-solving—with plenty of cheers along the way! 🤖 #WhereInTheWorldIsRoversa Read more here: roversa.com/blog

Roversa on the Road: Conference Highlights From Virginia to Montréal, Roversa Robotics has been on the move—connecting with educators, researchers, and innovators to share tools, insights, and ideas that advance computer science education....

From Virginia to Montréal, Roversa Robotics has been on the move—sharing tools, research, and ideas to make CS education equitable & accessible. 🌍🤖 Read our conference highlights:

www.roversa.com/blog/roversa...

🌍 Next in our “Where in the World” series: On the Farm, Under the Sea, or Wherever You Dream it to Be 🦆🌊🤖

With Roversa, world-building + robotics turn classrooms into labs of imagination—where math meets storytime and coding dives under the sea. 🚀📚

Read more on our blog! #STEM #EdTech

Blog ​ Roversa took on SXSW with Kim this spring, joining the global conversation about the future of learning and innovation. We connected with parents, educators, and technologists about the future of...

Roversa joined SXSW this spring to explore the future of learning and innovation. The takeaway: more hands-on, more creativity, less screen time.

Read the full recap here: roversa.com/blog

#SXSW #STEMeducation #OpenSource #FutureOfLearning #Roversa

Roversa robot parts on a table ready for assembly.

Student interns preparing to build Roversa robots.

Showing off a successful Roversa robot build.

Showing off successful Roversa robot builds.

Another fun and successful Roversa Robotics Build Party in the books!

A huge thank-you to everyone who joined in to help us bring our robots to life—ready to share with teachers all across Virginia!

#RoboticsForAll #STEMEducation #CSForAll @roversa.bsky.social

🌎 Where in the World is Roversa? Charlottesville, VA! 🌱

From UVA collabs & Tom Tom Fest to the 434 Accelerator, our hometown fuels our mission: edtech that drives equity & impact worldwide. 🚀

Learn more: roversa.com
#RoversaRobotics #STEMEducation #TechForGood

Meet Ms. Michaela—educator, author & STEM champion! 🚀 She’s raising funds for classroom supplies, and for every $75 donated, Roversa will gift her a robot! 🤖 Support her DonorsChoose here: www.donorschoose.org/project/esse... #STEM #EdTech

"From Zero to Robots" participants discussing challenges and opportunities in CS education

Kim and Tom taking a selfie in front of "From Zero to Robots" session

Kim and Kelly holding Roversas in front of CSTA sign

"From Zero to Robots" participant programming Roversa

Had a blast at #CSTA2025 presenting “Zero to Robots”! Big thanks to Tom from Birdbrain for stepping in with Finches when Roversas were delayed. They showed up just in time—robot chaos + creativity = a win for elementary CS education!

Session recap: padlet.com/techkim/csta...
@roversa.bsky.social

I didn't realize how much I needed to hear what he had to say on that stage - what an inspiration and role model!

SXSW Takeaway #5: Fostering Spaces for Feminine Innovation “For where there’s will, there’s women. And where there’s women, there is forever a way.” — Amanda Gorman

#SXSW Takeaway #5: Fostering Spaces for Feminine Innovation

If innovation is going to be truly inclusive, sustainable, and visionary, we need more than big ideas—we need brave spaces.

medium.com/@missbit/sxs...

#entrepreneurship #innovation #womenintech #diversity #equity #inclusion

SXSW Takeaway #4: Rewriting the Entrepreneurship Playbook Because sacrificing everything shouldn’t be the price of building something meaningful.

#SXSW Takeaway #4: Rewriting the Entrepreneurship Playbook

Because sacrificing everything shouldn't be the price of building something meaningful.

medium.com/@missbit/sxs...

SXSW Takeaway #3: Building a More Interdisciplinary Future One of the most energizing through-lines at SXSW this year wasn’t tied to a specific keynote or speaker, but emerged across multiple…

#SXSW takeaway #3: Building a more interdisciplinary future because the future belongs to bridge-builders. To people who can translate between fields, cultures, and perspectives. To those who are curious enough to wander and brave enough to connect.

medium.com/@missbit/sxs...

SXSW Takeaway #2: The Power of Open Source What we build — and how we build it — shapes who it serves.

My next #SXSW takeaway on the power of open source was inspired by what I heard from @jay.bsky.team and @timbl.bsky.social
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...

First prototype of Roversa

Current prototype of Roversa

How it started // How it’s going

This #NationalRoboticsWeek, we’re celebrating how far we’ve come and the learners we’re building with—because the future of tech should include everyone!

www.linkedin.com/posts/rovers...

SXSW Take Away #1: Always Keep Your North Star on the Radar One of the biggest takeaways from SXSW this year came from a deceptively simple question Brené Brown shared during a session:

One of the biggest takeaways for me from #SXSW this year came from a deceptively simple question @brenebrown93.bsky.social shared during a session: “Does it serve the work?”
medium.com/@missbit/sxs...

At #SXSW on #IWD2025, I'm finding myself coming up with reasons to be frustrated with where we are on this day, but I am also reminded by the women around me that we have reasons to celebrate!

"For where there's will, there's women. And where there's women, there is forever a way” ~ Amanda Gorman

How to Survive the Broligarchy Three months ago, I warned we were entering the age of technoauthoritarianism. It's now here. We can and must fight back.

NEW: In November, I wrote a Guardian column headlined 'How to Survive the Broligarchy'. Pretty much everything predicted has now come true. What I'm launching today is part handbook, how to protect ourselves? And part manifesto, how to fight back? Please join me.
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Colleges must stand up to the new segregationists (opinion) In rushing to comply with Trump’s executive actions, universities support a segregationist agenda, Subini Annamma and David Stovall write.

"To be clear, the opposite of welcoming diversity is supporting segregation. The opposite of moving toward equity is hoarding resources. The opposite of being more inclusive is exclusion."

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Thank you for sharing! Its got me thinking about "how do we use our dreams as a map forward?"

Integrating Data Science with Global Perspectives course successfully launched!!! Module 1 will be open for 2 weeks, so there is still plenty of time to join us:)

Did I mention the course is free and you'll have the opportunity to learn from experts in live Q&A sessions and connect with teachers from the U.S. and Latin America. We'll release 1 module every 2 weeks, so there is still plenty of time to register. #DataScience #EduSky #GlobalEducation

Data Science Who is the course for? This course is for middle and high school educators who are interested in learning more about data science and how they can incorporate it with a global perspective into their.....

Middle & high school teachers—bring data science to your classroom with the Integrating Data Science with Global Perspectives course, launching Jan 27!

Learn more and secure your spot: www.globalcsed.org/data-science...

#DataScience #GlobalEducation #STEM #EduSky

And we're off on another Girls' Geek Day adventure! I met a high school student volunteering because she wants to give participants today the same sense of belonging and wonder she felt as a previous participant:) www.tech-girls.org/girls-geek-d... #techgirls #womenintech

We will be sharing how to take A Global Approach to Equitable Computer Science Education at 11am at #VSTE24. Hint: it involves playing with a fun, low-cost, multi-lingual robotics platform called Roversa!
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We are having a blast sharing about Roversa at the #CodeVA playground at #VSTE24! There are lots of cool tech toys here to play with including Strawbees.
www.globalcsed.org/join-us.html

2024VSTE Annual Conference: A Global Approach to Equitable CS Educat... View more about this event at 2024VSTE Annual Conference

I'm in my happy place making plans for our #VSTE24 session! A Global Approach to Equitable Computer Science Education on Tuesday, Dec 10 at 11am, 2024vsteannualconference.sched.com/event/1hpXm/... #EduSky

You too! I feel like a newbie again, so thank you so much for the introductions and tips:)