Roboworld asks public to vote for name of robot greeter
March 2, 2009
Right this way, please!
The Carnegie Science Center has announced a poll for the new name of its newest staff member, a humanoid robot that will greet visitors to roboworld. When it opens on June 13, roboworld will be the world’s largest permanent robotics exhibition, located on the Science Center’s second floor.
At the Science Center’s website, visitors can vote for one of five names, and can also submit their own name idea for the new robot. The voting, which started today, will run through Wednesday, April 15. The winning name will be announced on April 16.
The robot greeter was built by Engineered Arts Limited of Cornwall, England. When it arrives at the Science Center, the robot will welcome visitors to the 6,000 square-foot exhibit, which features more than 30 hands-on, interactive exhibit stations.
The pre-selected names in the poll are the following:
- Stanley (in honor of 2001: A Space Odyssey director Stanley Kubrick)- Andy (short for android)
- Ralph (roboworld's Absolutely Lifelike Performing Humanoid)
- Chip (for microchip)
- Isaac (in honor of famed science fiction author Isaac Asimov)
To vote, visit CarnegieScienceCenter.org