Robots exhibit combines movies, history, and education
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Rodney from "Robots"
Rodney from "Robots"
I recently went to the Robots exhibition at the Louisville Science Center. The traveling exhibit is based on the 20th Century Fox animated feature, Robots, and also features C-3P0 from Star Wars, Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet, and Gort from The Day the Earth Stood Still.
This is the life-size version of Rodney the Robot, who was voiced by Ewan McGregor in the film Robots.
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Ratchet from "Robots"
Ratchet from "Robots"
The movie’s antagonist, Ratchet, was voiced by Greg Kinnear.
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Fender from "Robots"
Fender from "Robots"
The character of Fender was voiced by Robin Williams.
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The makings of a robot
The makings of a robot
A display of some of the tools and mechanical fixtures inside a robot.
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Mobile "workspace" of Blue Sky Studios, Inc.
Mobile "workspace" of Blue Sky Studios, Inc.
Display showcasing smaller robot replicas from the movie.
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Fender
Fender
This is a smaller all-metal version of Fender.
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Schematics
Schematics
Examples of the early schematics in the creation of the Rodney character.
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Another early schematic from "Robots"
Another early schematic from "Robots"
Early drawing of Rodney.
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Toy robots
Toy robots
Samples of toy robots.
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Children's interactive table
Children's interactive table
The dominoes are on the table to show children how pieces of a robot interact with each other to produce motion.
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The basics of robots
The basics of robots
This plaque describes the components that make up a robot.
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How a robot works
How a robot works
This plaque describes how a robot moves.
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Stills from the movie "Robots"
Stills from the movie "Robots"
Movie stills from Robots.
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Steps to making an animated movie
Steps to making an animated movie
These plaques describe the steps involved in creating an animated movie.
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Gort from "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
Gort from "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
The exhibit also features the Hollywood Robots Hall of Fame. Here’s Gort from the 1951 sci-fi movie The Day the Earth Stood Still.
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Robby the Robot from "Forbidden Planet"
Robby the Robot from "Forbidden Planet"
Robby the Robot from the 1956 sci-fi movie Forbidden Planet.
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C-3P0
C-3P0
We all know this guy: C-3PO from the Star Wars saga.
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Movie robot timeline
Movie robot timeline
Starting with the 1926 film Metropolis, robots have been a part of movies almost since the beginning.
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Robots in movies timeline, continued
Robots in movies timeline, continued
Pictures of HAL 9000, Robocop, and characters from the Star Wars franchise.
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Interactive robotic arms
Interactive robotic arms
Kids can maneuver robotic arms to pick up objects.
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Discovery timeline
Discovery timeline
This timeline highlights some of the engineering visionaries throughout history such as Leonardo da Vinci and Henry Ford.
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Commentary on movie robots
Commentary on movie robots
The screens next to each movie robot provide a history of the character.
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