Flying robots, 3-D printing in Downtown Brooklyn this Saturday
World Science Festival returns to NYU-Poly and Brooklyn Bridge Park
Downtown Brooklyn will become a hot spot for science and technology enthusiasts of all ages this Saturday, June 1 with the return of the World Science Festival to two locations: NYU-Poly’s MetroTech campus and Brooklyn Bridge Park. (Update: See photos of the 2013 World Science Festival in Brooklyn here.)
From noon to 8 p.m., MetroTech commons will be transformed into “Innovation Square,” where enthusiasts can see demos of flying robots and robots that clean the ocean, a 3-D camera and 3-D printers, a super evaporator, a drone pick-up and delivery system, digital games and more. Attendees can attend a full line up of talks and workshops and enjoy live performances by Blue Man Group tech-guru Bill Swartz.
At 8 p.m. the party moves to Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1, where professional and amateur astronomers have set up telescopes for a free evening of urban stargazing.