Robots is split into five sections, exploring how robots and society have been shaped by religious belief and our understanding of the universe (Marvel), the industrial revolution (Obey) and popular culture (Dream). Stories from those building robots today, including five filmed interviews with roboticists offering a glimpse inside their workplaces are on show (Build) alongside the latest humanoid robots (Imagine). More information about the exhibition layout can be found in the Robots booklet. YuMi is a dual-arm collaborative robot. While on display it will move electrical components and also dance. The robot will also make and throw paper airplanes. Whether at home or on the go, just ask the ball a question, shake it well, turn it over, and watch the answer reveal itself before your very eyes. RoboThespian was the first full-sized humanoid robot to be commercially produced. This robotic actor will move in the exhibition, looking around and doing voice exercises while waiting to give its main theatrical performance (every 20 minutes). Robots have been at the heart of popular culture since the word 'robot' was first used in 1920. In the exhibition, visitors will come face-to-face with Eric, a modern recreation of the UK's first robot, as well as Cygan, a 1950s robot with a glamorous past, and a T800 Terminator used in the film Terminator Salvation. The challenges of recreating human abilities, such as walking, in mechanical form is also explored, with visitors able to study the intricate mechanisms of the Bipedal Walker—rescued by curator Ben Russell from a forgotten basement cupboard—and Honda's P2, two of the first robots in the world to walk like humans.

A Science Museum exclusive, the Alien Kids Christmas Jumper is an out of this world, seasonal sensation! Nao is the most widely used humanoid robot in the world. The robot will stand (or sit if 'tired') to deliver a story every 20 minutes, and will dance, blow kisses and exercise at other times. Robots is open daily until 3 September 2017, with late opening until 22.00 each Friday (last entry 21.00) and at Lates on the last Wednesday of each month.The new mechanics laboratory for small children, with plenty of components that are easy to assemble, paves the way for the super-kit with robots that move and walk thanks to a motor-driven module. Visitors to Robots will see the greatest collection of humanoids ever assembled. This stunning exhibition explores the fascinating question of why, rather than how, we build robots. To look through the eyes of those who built, commissioned or gazed upon these mesmerising mechanical creations over the past 500 years, reveals so much about humanity's hopes, fears, dreams and delusions."

For those that are still looking for some last-minute inspiration, we’ve got you covered with our Christmas Gift Guide. A large construction laboratory for stimulating creativity and imagination. All the essentials for letting the child freely test his ideas and concretely verify the solutions.Each of the 5 models moves in a unique and highly amusing way! A different challenge each time that will delight children as they explore and imagine possible solutions and how to assemble the parts. Inhka is a reactive robot answers visitor's questions, offers advice on other robots to look at in the exhibition and also delivers fashion advice (with attitude). Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester (part of the Science Museum Group): 19 October 2017 to 15 April 2018

Each of the 5 models moves in a unique and highly amusing way! Each robot moves in an entirely unique way. There's the robot that skis, one that collects, another one that drags, the one that walks and one that's completely crazy one. Kodomoroid was one of the most realistic androids in the world when it was first made in 2014. This robot will move in the exhibition, sharing news stories about robots every 20 minutes.

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Coming face to face with a mechanical human has always been a disconcerting experience. Over the centuries, each generation has experienced this afresh as new waves of technology heralded its own curiosity-inducing robots. That sense of unease, of something you cannot quite put your finger on, goes to the heart of our long relationship with robots." Telenoid is a telecommunication avatar—a physical stand-in for the person on the other end of a telephone conversation—and will move in the exhibition.

This particular cyborg hand is powered by hydraulics alone, allowing children to learn all about mechanics and engineering from a young age. A handy gift indeed! In late 2017 Robots will embark on a five-year UK and international tour, visiting the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester to open the 2017 Manchester Science Festival, the Life Science Centre in Newcastle (2018) and the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh (2019). There's the robot that skis, one that collects, another one that drags, the one that walks and one that is a completely crazy one. Each robot moves in an entirely unique way. This fascinating kit features five motorised dinosaur models for little ones to build: a tyrannosaurus, a brontosaurus, a stegosaurus, a triceratops and even a pterodactyl.The Robots exhibition is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The HLF's Collecting Cultures programme has enabled the Museum to acquire objects and create a new robotics collection of over 50 objects, many of which feature in the exhibition. The HLF also supported the creation of a new handling collection of robotic artefacts, and with the help of Robots exhibition volunteers, visitors will be able to see and touch these items. As the home of human ingenuity, the Science Museum's world-class collection forms an enduring record of scientific, technological and medical achievements from across the globe. Welcoming over three million visitors a year, the Museum aims to make sense of the science that shapes our lives, inspiring visitors with iconic objects, award-winning exhibitions and incredible stories of scientific achievement. Pepper is a humanoid companion created to communicate with humans through voice and touch and movement. This robot will invite visitors to touch its hands and fist bump while sharing a story using the screen on its chest. Now your little ones can feel extra-terrestrial when they’re enjoying the festivities this holiday season. Bring the wonder of the Solar System into any room! This one’s great for kids interested in the stars, constellations and the Universe.