TONIGHT: 'ROCKIN' ROBOTS: WORLD TOUR'
Contact:
Denise King
724-938-5938
king_d@calu.edu
Posted on October 13, 2010
Students, faculty and staff are invited to rock with Quasi
and other robots at the Carnegie Science Center from 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 20. The family-friendly event will celebrate the launch of Rockin' Robots: World Tour, a traveling
educational show produced by Carnegie Science Center in collaboration with Cal
U. Rockin' Robots: World
Tour travels from the Carnegie Science Center to schools throughout the
region. A cost-effective alternative to traditional field trips, the science
show is customized for various grade levels and aligned with national and
Pennsylvania academic standards. Children are welcome at the event, where participants can:
Interact with real robotic technology at two
Adventure Stations, open at 6 p.m.
See the Rockin'
Robots: World Tour show at 6:30 p.m. in the science center's Works Theater.
Meet Quasi, a childlike, animatronic robot who
dreams of adventure.
Learn more about how robots work in factories,
hospitals and homes.
Enjoy refreshments. Guests
should RSVP by Oct. 18 to Denise King at 724-938-5938 or king_d@calu.edu. Robots Return
Quasi and his friends from Rockin' Robots: World Tour also will appear at a media preview Oct.
23 at the Carnegie Science Center. Open to the public, the show will feature an
interactive performance with Anthony Daniels, who played C-3PO in the Star Wars films.
