ROBOT

Saturday 21 October 2023 to Sunday 28 January 2024

Temporary Exhibition Gallery - Bolton Central Museum

Robot

This exciting exhibition showcases some of the most memorable and iconic robots from Science-Fiction movies and TV shows, highlighting their role in storytelling and exploring how they represent our changing relationship with technology. Visitors are invited to explore the past, present, and future of robots in Science-Fiction and consider how these machines might shape our world in the years to come.

Robots have long been a staple of Science-Fiction storytelling, captivating audiences with their mechanical precision, superhuman strength, and human-like personalities. But as technology advances and artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent in our world, the role of robots is evolving. No longer simply automated tools designed to serve humans, robots are now being developed to think, reason, and learn independently. This shift has the potential to revolutionise our lives, from how we work and communicate to how we think about what it means to be human. 

The exhibition gives visitors the opportunity get up close and personal with a cast of full-size heroic robots, vintage tin toys, and sculptures in all shapes and sizes from comics, books and the silver screen over the past 40 years.

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