ROBOTS are set to take over Coventry next month in a major science and technology event.
Robot Day will take place at the Coventry Transport Museum on Saturday, March 9.
It aims to entertain and inspire people of all generations with a host of interactive activities, displays and performances.
Visitors to the free event will have the chance to build their own robot, get hands-on with coding, hear from experts about how robots improve people’s lives and experience virtual reality.
There will also be bomb disposal, industrial robot and drone displays.
A special performance has also been commissioned that will see Imagineer Productions’ six-metre high Lady Godiva perform with the Urban Astronaut and the Hummingbird drone.
The event, organised by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) with support from Coventry University, Culture Coventry and Imagineer Productions, will be part of British Science Week.
There will also be craft and dance workshops, a range of static and moving exhibits and talks and lectures from world leaders in the field of robotics such as Kevin Warwick, who claims to be the world’s first cyborg after experimenting with implants that can control external devices.
Organiser Stephen Powley, of the IET, said: “We are very pleased to be bringing Robot Day to the Coventry Transport Museum in March and we want to grow the event in the city in the build up to Coventry becoming City of Culture 2021.
“There is going to be so much to see and do and there will be something for everyone – from toddlers right through to adults and from people with a real academic interest in the science of robotics to those who want to have a bit of fun with some hands-on activities.
“This is a great way for Coventry to celebrate its heritage of invention and innovation and hopefully to inspire a new generation of innovators.”
Deputy vice-chancellor of Coventry University David Pilsbury added: “We are very proud to be backing Robot Day and can’t wait to see the whole event coming together.
“It’s rare to get an event that will interest such a wide spectrum of people but because of the nature of the activities, the performances and the lectures and seminars, there really will be something for everyone.”
For more information go to: https://www.transport-museum.com/events/1385/robot_day
