PITTSBURGH, April 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Carnegie Science Center will unveil detailed exhibit plans for roboworld(TM), the world's largest and most comprehensive permanent robotics exhibition, at an online press conference at 1 pm, Tuesday, April 21.
The $3.4 million exhibition will occupy a 6,000 square-foot exhibit area on the second floor of the Science Center previously used for touring exhibitions and will feature dozens of hands-on, interactive exhibit stations focusing on the three themes of robotic sensing, thinking, and acting, a Robot Workshop, and a permanent home for the Robot Hall of Fame(R).
During the online press conference the Science Center will:
-- Unveil the roboworld(TM) experience list, detailing the several dozen
hands-on exhibits and features of this one-of-a-kind robotics
exhibition.
-- Reveal the publicly chosen name of the RoboThespian(TM) greeter robot at
the exhibit's entrance
-- Announce the new members of the Robot Hall of Fame(R), powered by
Carnegie Mellon.
-- Announce a new online contest connected to roboworld(TM).
Kim Amey, roboworld(TM) Project Manager, and Mike Marcus, Assistant Director of Marketing and Community Affairs, will provide an exhibition overview and details of the exhibition currently under construction.
DATE: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
TIME: 1:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -04:00, New York)
MEETING NUMBER: 667 043 647
MEETING PASSWORD: Robo123
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