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.

Cutaways expose the animals' insides as a host of easily recognizable machine parts and gadgets, such as shock absorbers and pumps, that demonstrate what makes animals work. By comparing anatomy, environments and size of the actual creatures to the mechanic counterparts, The Robot Zoo provides fantastic new insights and hands-on fun for discovering just how animals work.

National Corporate Sponsor:
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
TIME Magazine

Content Collaborator:
Marshall Editions, London, England

5000 sq. ft. Version

Now Showing:
Hengelo, NL
Techniek Museum
November 17, 2007 - January 13, 2008

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
Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas
Mid-America Science Museum, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Parc du Futuroscope, Jaunay-Clan, France
Museon Den Haag, Netherlands

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

The 2,500 square foot exhibit reveals nature as a master engineer. Three robot animals and 7 hands-on activities illustrate fascinating real-life characteristics. The larger-than-life-size animated robots include a chameleon and a platypus. Also featured is a housefly with a 3-foot wing spread.

Now Showing
Boca Raton, Florida
Explorium
September 22, 2007 - January 6, 2008

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
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
San Antonio Children's Museum
Saskatchewan Science Centre
Natural Science Center of Greensboro
Virginia Living Museum Newport News
Rocky Mount Children’s Museum
The Science Zone
Grey Roots Museum and Archives

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Christi Klingelhefer at 210-599-0045