The Robot Zoo at Springfield Science Museum

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21 Edwards Street Springfield, MA
Springfield, MA 01103
United States
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Event Dates and Times
Time Zone (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Saturday April 26, 2025
10:00 AM  - 04:00 PM Add to Calendar
Sunday April 27, 2025
10:00 AM  - 04:00 PM Add to Calendar
Tuesday April 29, 2025
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Wednesday April 30, 2025
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Thursday May 1, 2025
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Friday May 2, 2025
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Saturday May 3, 2025
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Sunday May 4, 2025
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Description
Explore the biomechanics of complex animal robots to discover how real animals work. This special exhibition reveals the magic of nature as a master engineer. Three robot animals and seven hands-on activities illustrate fascinating real-life characteristics, such as how a chameleon changes colors and an insect walks on walls and ceilings. Larger-than-life-size animated robots include a chameleon, a platypus, and a house fly with a three-foot wingspread. Machinery in the robot animals simulates the body parts of their real-life counterparts. In the robot animals, muscles become pistons, intestines become filtering pipes, and brains become computers. 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. The Robot Zoo was organized by Evergreen Exhibitions.
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