Celebrating U.S. innovation in robotics, National Robotics Week is designed
to get students excited about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
In celebration of National Robotics Week, a demonstration of FIRST robotics will be held on
Saturday, April 11th from 1:00 - 4:00 pm at the Putnam Museum and Science Center
with Featured Exhibit Alien Worlds and Androids and Big Hero 6 3D in the National Geographic GIANT Screen Theater
This is a great opportunity to see some really cool robots built by the following participants:
Quad Cities Jr. FIRST LEGO League Teams - Jr. FLL Expo from 12:00 - 2:00 pm
FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Teams 2838 and 3063 from Riverdale Heights Elementary and 2791 World Changers
Quad Cities FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Teams 5466 Combustible Lemons and 8813 The Winter Soldiers
QC Elite FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 648
Baxter Research Robot from John Deere
For more information, please visit: www.QCESC.org/NationalRoboticsWeek.html
Jr. FLL Expo and FIRST demonstrations are free and open to the public.
Admission to Alien Worlds and Androids requires museum admission and ticket purchase.
Admission to Big Hero 6 3D requires ticket purchase.
Alien Worlds and Androids: Where science fiction meets science fact! Created with the help of NASA’s Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, visitors will join scientists in their search for alien life within and beyond our solar system, discover strange
alien-like creatures found here on Earth, and learn about the technologies used to explore remote solar systems and
extreme environments found on Earth. Included in the search are familiar characters such as Iron Man, C3PO and more!
Exhibit highlights include Artificial Intelligence and Robots, Robot Space Explorers, and the Robotization of Planet Earth.