It’s a big week for bots.
RoboWorld is opening at the Carnegie Science Center, the world’s largest permanent robotics exhibit, and art meets technology at the unique second annual Art + Technology Exhibition.
The
Pittsburgh Technology Council has partnered with the
James Gallery and
CREATE Lab to create BurghBot, an artistic exhibition of robotic creations. If it looks familiar, it's because some of the works may have lived a former life during Robot 250. Or because you live in roboburgh.
The BurghBot Project will showcase the work of 10 East Coast artists and more than 50 pieces of artwork in all media by 37 regional artists at the Tech Council’s 15 Minutes Gallery through July 18th.
Play the world’s first commercial “crowd gaming” system, CrowdPlay, an
Etcetera Edutainment game that turns groups of people into giant joysticks as they collectively move the game with their bodies. Check out Teresa Foley’s
Locally Toned and look for the Flower Power sustainable energy, 12-foot tall kinetic sculpture outside the Tech Council building.
“We look at this as a starting point in the conversation,” says Rick Gott Byerly of
Art Energy Design, creator of the Flower Power sculpture that’s more than just a cool looking flower. It’s a energy creating windmill, a street lamp and more. “We need to think about how to make sustainable energy work in urban areas.”
The exhibit opens June 18th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with appetizers, drinks and music by jazz vocalist, Anna Ciaccioa. The cost is $10 for Tech Council members and $15 for non-members.The exhibit will run through Aug. 31.
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Image courtesy Rick Gott Byerly, ArtEnergyDesign.com