Events: July - September 2008
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Heart Robot at St Paul's Carnival
Robotics is forecast to have as profound an effect on human life in the 21st century as computers, cars, and aircraft did in the 20th. Already, children's toys are acquiring believable personalities, and many scientists are investigating how robots can be made more life-like so that we can deal with them as naturally as we would a human being.Using a lifelike puppet equipped with robotic functions, which can 'breathe', can be startled and frightened by loud noise, or calmly go to sleep, we will help people to explore what it might be like to bond with a robot. By marrying robotics with the long traditions of puppetry, animation, mime and other arts we hope to give a glimpse today of the emotional machines of the future!
- Date: 5th July 2008
- Location: St Paul's Carnival, Bristol
- Contact: Dr Claire Rocks
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Heart Robot at Bristol Harbour Festival
Robotics is forecast to have as profound an effect on human life in the 21st century as computers, cars, and aircraft did in the 20th. Already, children's toys are acquiring believable personalities, and many scientists are investigating how robots can be made more life-like so that we can deal with them as naturally as we would a human being.Using a lifelike puppet equipped with robotic functions, which can 'breathe', can be startled and frightened by loud noise, or calmly go to sleep, we will help people to explore what it might be like to bond with a robot. By marrying robotics with the long traditions of puppetry, animation, mime and other arts we hope to give a glimpse today of the emotional machines of the future!
- Date: 1st - 3rd August 2008
- Location: Bristol Harbour Festival, Bristol
- Contact: Dr Claire Rocks
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Staffordshire University Robot Garden
Network member Sam Wane from Staffordshire University is working with SETPOINT and the IET to put on a Robot Garden event at Staffordshire University on 9th & 10th July. This will cater for primary and secondary schools and they hope to have a number of schools participating. An evening lecture entitled 'Robots in Space' will be given by network member Ashley Green from the Open University on the 10th July.
- Date: 9th - 10th July 2008
- Location: Staffordshire University
- Contact: Sam Wane
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Walking With Robots at the BA Festival of Science
Walking with Robots will present a variety of robotic activities.
- Date: 6th - 11th September 2008
- Location: BA Festival of Science
- Contact: Dr Claire Rocks
- Visit: BA Festival of Science