Overview
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is joining forces with the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation's (Miraikan) Summer Events to produce a summer break exhibition featuring the bicycle-riding robot MURATA BOY and the unicycle-riding robot MURATA GIRL. The exhibition will take place at Miraikan and it will run from Thursday, July 18 to Sunday, August 4, 2013. There will be demonstrations of the robots, presentations by the developers, and other events during the run of the exhibition.
Event Details
Science Mini-Talk: "MURATA BOY and MURATA GIRL: How do They Keep Their Balance? ? "
Panel Exhibit
There will be two 20-minute presentations daily of MURATA BOY's and MURATA GIRL's balancing mechanisms complete the small electronic components that support them as well as demonstrations of the two.
Throughout the exhibition, period panels will present easy descriptions of the electronic components built into MURATA BOY and MURATA GIRL and visitors will see how electronic components are used in our everyday lives and what effect they have.
| Times: |
12: 00 - 12: 20PM and 3: 00 - 3: 20PM
from Thursday, July 18 to Sunday, August 4.
(Please note, the panels will be on display continuously.) |
| Location: |
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, 3rd floor, "Create your future." |
| Price: |
Included with admission to the Museum. |
Event for members of Club Miraikan: "Uncover the Secrets of MURATA BOY!"
The developers of MURATA BOY will tell how they developed the robot, the secrets of its workings, and the world of electronic components, made possible by Japan's tradition of high-quality manufacturing.
| Time: |
Saturday, July 20, 1: 30 - 3: 00PM |
| Place: |
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, 3rd floor, Science Workshop |
| Intended audience: |
Members of Club Miraikan who are in at least the fourth grade of elementary school |
| Capacity: |
30 people (If more than 30 people apply for reservations, we will hold a lottery to determine who gets tickets. ) |
Talk: "Falling in Love ♡ with Electronic Components: The Inside Story of Robot Development at Murata Manufacturing."
The developers of MURATA BOY will unveil the development process, beginning with the formation of the project team to the first successful runs.
| Time: |
Sunday, August 4, 1: 30 - 2: 30PM |
| Place: |
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, 3rd floor, Science Workshop |
| Intended audience: |
Fifth grade of elementary school or higher |
| Capacity: |
30 (first come, first served) |
| Price: |
Included with admission to the Museum |
About MURATA BOY and MURATA GIRL
Engineers from Murata Manufacturing independently conceived of the idea for MURATA BOY, and the robot, completed in 2005, embodies Murata’s technological capabilities. MURATA BOY incorporates many of our own products, including gyro sensors and wireless communication modules, and demonstrates tricks such as and . In 2008, we adapted these technologies to produce MURATA GIRL, a robot that rides a unicycle.
Murata Manufacturing wants to help children understand the fun and fascination found in science and manufacturing, and the company has been including MURATA BOY in its educational outreach programs since 2006. The robots visit about 100 Japanese schools each year, and as of 2012, approximately 11,000 children have learned about the attractions of science through demonstrations of the robots’ capabilities.
For more information about MURATA BOY and Murata GIRL
About Murata Manufacturing
Ever since its founding in 1944, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has made use of the electrical properties of ceramics to become a global general manufacturer of electronic components that has developed and marketed a variety of products. With its slogan "Innovator in Electronics®" it has created unique products and is contributing to the growth of an electronics-based society. The company uses MURATA BOY and MURATA GIRL to foster the development of the next generation of innovators by striving to arouse their interest in science and manufacturing.
For more details about Murata Manufacturing
About Miraikan
| Location: |
2-3-6, Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo |
| Hours: |
10: 00AM to 5: 00PM (No admission after 4: 30PM) |
| Closed: |
Every Tuesday except July 23 and July 30 |
| Admission charges: |
Adults ¥600, youth 18 and under, ¥200 |
Group admission
(Eight or more people) : |
Adults ¥480, youth 18 and under, ¥160
*Disabled persons with official ID and one attendant are admitted free. |
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