Robots, Science Museum, London, UK 10 May 2016
Collection of toy robots, 1950-1970. As a toy, the robot became an international phenomenon. These robots from Japan and the USA demonstrate how
quickly ideas about what robots should look like were created and spread around the world. Incl - Robert the Robot, 1955, Ideal, USA.and Super astronaut robot 1970's, Japan - The Science Museum’s new Robots exhibition, opening in February 2017, will explore this very human obsession to recreate ourselves, revealing the remarkable 500-year story of humanoid robots. Featuring a unique collection of over 100 robots, from a 16th-century mechanical monk to robots from science fiction and modern-day research labs, this exhibition will enable visitors to discover the cultural, historical and technological context of humanoid robots. Visitors will be able to interact with some of the 12 working robots on display. Among many other highlights will be an articulated iron manikin from the 1500s, Cygan, a 2.4m tall 1950s robot with a glamorous past, and one of the first walking bipedal robots
