First Robotics Exhibit
 Are robots really in our future? Can they do anything we program them to do? Inspired by inventor Dean Kamen’s FIRST Robotics competition, this exhibit will put you at the controls of a ball-throwing robot. By manipulating trajectory angles and fine tuning your robot’s computer programs, you will get your robot to be a perfect shot. An adjacent video of a real FIRST competition will give you the experience of what an actual competition is like. Aim high!
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Mag-Lev Test Track
Did you know that the simple properties of magnets are used to propel special trains in Europe and Japan at speeds up to 300 miles per hour? Find out how magnetic levitation works with our Mag-Lev Test Track exhibit and use this information to build your own magnetic vehicle! Once you have discovered how magnetic levitation enables vehicles to move quickly you can race your friends in a Mag-Lev Track race, and we’ll time you!
Heli-flyer
Up, up, and away! Visit the Heli-Flyer exhibit and make your very own helicopter! Watch your creation soar sky-high at our air-table. Enjoy endless opportunities to create, adjust, and modify your helicopter. Have a race to see who can make their helicopter stay afloat the longest and fly the highest. Who knew engineers could have so much fun?
High Speed Camera
Push the “drop” button in our High Speed Camera exhibit and watch what happens! Start by selecting different balls; some filled with liquid, some larger and some smaller, and place them into a lift mechanism that rapidly brings them to the top of a drop tower that nearly touches the ceiling! On your command the balls will drop, with their descent recorded on video at 1,000 frames per second! You can look at the balls in slow motion, run the video backwards, or watch it at various speeds. Don’t blink!
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