THE ROBOT ZOO

TRAVELING EXHIBIT REVEALS BIOMECHANICS OF ROBOT ANIMALS

Children across the nation can explore the biomechanics of complex animal robots to discover how real animals work, thanks to a touring exhibit, "The Robot Zoo."

The 5,000-square-foot exhibit reveals the magic of nature as a master engineer. Eight robot animals and more than a dozen hands-on activities illustrate fascinating real-life characteristics, such as how a chameleon changes colors, a giant squid propels itself and a fly walks on the ceiling.
The larger-than-life-size animated robots include a chameleon, a rhinoceros, a giant squid with 18-foot tentacles and a platypus. Also featured are a house fly with a 10-foot wingspread, a grasshopper, a bat and a giraffe whose head and neck alone stretch 9 feet tall.

National Corporate Sponsor:
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
TIME Magazine

Content Collaborator:
Marshall Editions, London, England

5000 sq. ft. Version

Now Showing:
Houston, Texas
Space Center Houston
May 28, 2004 - September 04, 2004

Past Venues:
Fernbank Museum, Atlanta, Georgia
Milwaukee Zoo, Milwaukee Wisconsin
The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, California
Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Fort Worth Science and History, Fort Worth, Texas
Orlando Science Center, Orlando, Florida
McWane Center, Birmingham, Alabama
The Science Center of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
National Geographic Explorers Hall, Washington D.C.
Museum of Discovery and Science, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York
Ontario Science Center - Canada, North York, Ontario
The Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk, Connecticut
Museo Technologico, Mexico City, Mexico

Scaled Version (2,500 sq. ft. Version)

Now Showing
Jackson, MI
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
May 22, 2004 – Sept. 12, 2004

Past Venues
Calgary Science Center
Delaware Museum of Natural History
Port Discovery
San Bernadino County Museum
Science Museum of Western Virginia
The Childrens Museum of Richmond
Roberson Museum and Science Ctr
The Sloan Museum
American Museum of Sci & Energy
Miami Museum of Science
Lindsay Wildlife Museum
Pittsburgh Children's Museum

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