Robots and Us

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Venue:	Museum of Science, Boston
Ages:	Kids, Teens
Cost:	$$
Category:	Exhibits

A traveling exhibit designed by the Science Museum of Minnesota is here at the Boston Museum of Science for all to enjoy through January 1, 2007. Explore lifelike robots designed both to replicate and exceed our own physical and cognitive abilities and reflect our humanity. Interactive and hands on activities.

Make your own Robot
Assemble a whimsical mechanical creature called a Jitterbot from simple materials, and learn how physics and mechanics shape behavior.

Mobile Robot Arena
Using beams of light, kids can put robots through mazes.

Jeremiah the Avatar
A computer-generated avatar that lives inside a machine.....or does he? Jeremiah's facial expressions change each time he encounters a new visitor. How does that work?

Leg Lab
Learn about the dynamics of walking machines and test a variety of leg configurations on obstacle courses and a tabletop treadmill.

WEBSITE

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www.robotsandus.org

LOCATION

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1 Science Park, Boston, MA, 02117 map
Phone: 617-723-2500