FYI:
"FIRST Robots at the Hall of Science-
Robotics season is on at the Hall of Science! Now and through August 31st you can explore robots and robotics through great exhibits, hands on building, story telling, and in-depth conferences and discussions. You will have a chance to give a close look to the IBOT, the Segway Human Transporter, and
enjoy FIRST Robotics Exhibit at the Rotunda above the main entry hall, where you might find a picture of ... YOURSELF!!! Featured at the FIRST exhibit are also "Wilma," McKee high school's now legendary robot, Staten Island Technical Robotic Plague's 2002 creation, with its "baby bot," a real hit at FIRST 2002, and Brooklyn Tech Knights powerful 2002 bot.
The season opened May 8th, with a FIRST Robotics scrimmage at the Great Hall, and a FIRST Robotics and FIRST LEGO League demonstration on June 9th. MANY THANKS to all FIRST team students and teachers participating in these
"demos," including Evander Childs, William Taft, Stuyvesant, Samuel Gompers, Science Skills Center, George Westinghouse, Saunders and Washington Irving.
Five NYC middle school teams demonstrated their solutions to the FIRST Artic Impact junior challenge of 2001.
Below is a list of Hall of Science robotics activities for the weeks to come, including an interactive display and discussion by Research Director Dr. Polly Pook, and her colleagues from iRobot (MIT) on Saturday, June 22 & Sunday, June 23, 1 - 4 pm- A limited number of free invites for FIRST team
members are available. Please call Ana Martinez at Polytechic University 718-260-3383 for further information if you wish to attend any of these events.
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State-of-the Art Robots
Saturday, June 29 & Sunday, June 30, 2 - 5 pm
Bipedal Bugs, Galloping Ghosts and Gripping Geckos:
BioInspiration for Computer Animation, Adhesives, Artificial Muscles and Robots Presentation by Dr. Robert Full, director of Poly-PEDAL Laboratory, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California at Berkeley.
Saturday, June 29 & Sunday, June 30, Noon - 3 pm
Modular Reconfigurable Robots Dr. Mark Yim, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center Live demonstrations of robots built from many copies of a few simple module types
(similar to Lego bricks, or cells in mammals).
Monday, July 1, 11 am - 2 pm, & Tuesday, July 2, 1 - 4 pm
Robots on the Move Dennis Hearn, a teacher at Parkville High School in Baltimore, Maryland, and prize-winning students Damien Bretall, Wesley Harris, Leo Malyutin, Nate Jester
and Mark Horodowicz provide an interactive robot display.
Saturday, July 20 - Wednesday, July 24, 1 - 4 pm (Monday, July 22, 11 am - 2 pm)
From a Robot's Eye
View robots from Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR). Dr. Robin R. Murphy from CRASAR and her
students present innovative robots that were used at the World Trade Center, as well as prototypes of advanced robots.
at the New York Hall of Science
ROBOTICS???
June 8 - September 1, 2002
ROBOTICS??? explores the relationship between humans and machines. With over 20 different interactive components,
this exhibition presents a unique look at what robots are and how they are used in manufacturing, research and everyday
life. Through hands-on experiences, visitors are able to compare the ways in which humans and robots sense, think
and act. Don't miss this exciting exhibition, at the Hall until
September 1, 2002."
EOM
