Globetechnology Robots to visit Ontario Science Centre

TORONTO, Oct. 1 — Visitors to the Ontario Science Centre will be able to see leading-edge robot demonstrations and join competitors from across Canada and the United States in robot games while winners of an on-line contest will be able to participate in exclusive family-oriented robot-building workshops. The creations — from industry, education and private groups — will be part of the year-round robotic programming offered at the Science Centre. The show begins with Say Hello to ASIMO, (Saturday, Oct. 11 to Sunday, Oct. 12), with the world’s most advanced humanoid robot, ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility), developed by Honda.

The largest robot competition in Canada will take place Nov. 15 and 16 as more than 150 teams from across Canada and the United States compete in several categories of robotic competitions in which home-built robots will battle, race or even create their own art.

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