Robots take center stage at Pittsburgh museum

Opening June 13 at the Carnegie Science Center, Roboworld is being touted by as the world’s largest permanent robotics exhibition.

The American Association of Museums (AAM), which has a database of past, present and future exhibits at science centers nationwide, says it knows of no other like it, and a representative of the Association of Science-Technology Centers, which has members in 44 countries, said the Pittsburgh exhibit will be unique because of its scale.

One goal of the interactive exhibit is to interest children in robotics, with the hope that they will pursue an education in the field and stay in Pittsburgh to fill hundreds of job openings.

The Pittsburgh area has more than 60 robotics firms and Carnegie Mellon University is internationally renowned for robotics.

Read the complete article about Roboworld here.

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