A unique focus on the nexus between Art, Science & Technology drives the Esther M. Klein Art Gallery's mission to positively promote and impact the cultural life of the immediate neighborhood of University City District/West Philadelphia and the Greater Philadelphia Area with a diverse range of exhibitions, gallery talks, slide and panel discussions and extensive education programs. The gallery is a self-supporting, 501(c)(3) branch of the University City Science Center, the first urban, university-related research park in the United States. With a long history of engaging and socially significant art exhibits, EKG is unique in its role as a proactive Philadelphia venue that promotes and facilitates a truly interactive relationship between art, science and community.

iPRAXIS creates and fosters opportunities that engage underrepresented communities in science and technology through education and entrepreneurship. iPRAXIS works with students in the School District of Philadelphia on its Project iNSPIRE, designed to unite students, teachers, and science and technology professionals to ignite students' interest in pursuing further education and careers in science and technology.

Douglas Irving Repetto is an artist, teacher and the Director of Research at the Columbia University Computer Music Center. His work, including sculpture, installation, performance, recordings, and software is presented internationally. He is the founder of a number of art/community-oriented groups including dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity, ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show , organism: making art with living systems, and the music-dsp mailing list and website.

The mission of the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering Applied and Science is to create and disseminate scholarly research in both basic and applied areas, be an international center of engineering excellence, catalyze the region's technological innovation, design and deliver engineering education with rigor, breadth and relevance, and prepare students to become global leaders in all technology-based fields.

The Secondary Robotics Initiative (SRI) was designed by Velda Morris for the School District of Philadelphia to increase the active participation of students in science, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM) programs. SRI helps students and teachers see the link between industry and education, thereby helping them to advance their knowledge of technology and empower them to expand their future career opportunities. The purpose of the Secondary Robotics Initiative is to serve as STEM instructional vehicle, with robotics activities for sixth through twelfth graders throughout the School District of Philadelphia. SRI encompasses fifty middle and high schools, offering them related academic and technical support, industry externship programs, and personal enrichment.

The Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia seeks to foster and build partnerships between business and the arts that are mutually beneficial and contribute to the economic and cultural vitality of the Greater Philadelphia region.

Hareesh Chandrupatla designed and developed the Interact: Artbots website as a Technology Connector volunteer with the Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia. Hareesh currently works in medical research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine as a Data Analyst.