Mind control, robotic limbs, night vision: new exhibition, Bionic Me, highlights inventions that enhance the human experience at Mid-America Museum.
Control a computer using the power of your mind, race against a Paralympian, and see how a bionic eye works in Bionic Me, now open at Mid-America Science Museum until October 4, 2020.
Created by Scitech in Perth, Australia, and produced by Imagine Exhibitions, Bionic Me explores the inventive and ingenious medical and industrial breakthroughs that have helped enhance the human experience, and contains both hands-on and full-body experiences.
“From climbing into an exoskeleton to see what you can do with enhanced strength to flying a virtual jetpack, this exhibition is packed with full-body experiences,” said Diane LaFollette, Executive Director at Mid-America Science Museum.
“There’s also a great mix of interactive and problem-solving experiences focusing on technology that helps us to overcome our natural limits. This is our inaugural exhibit in our new gallery and has been very popular with our visitors! It has over 20 unique exhibits that explore how technology has enhanced and augmented our life experience. We have also partnered with CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs, National Park Medical Center, and National Park College to demonstrate how this technology is being used on Hot Springs,” said LaFollette.
Visitors to Bionic Me will be encouraged to think about the potential of clever technology and how it can change people’s experiences and interactions with the world around them.
For example, visitors will be able to use the power of their mind to move a ball, which can create possibilities for people with mobility impairments. Or use a gesture interface to manipulate a robot arm, use night vision to see in the dark or explore how technology can provide camouflage and make you invisible.
“There’s so much for the whole family to experience, enjoy, learn and be surprised by. It’s such a unique exhibition and one the whole family will love.”
Tom Zaller of Imagine Exhibitions states, “Imagine Exhibitions is proud to partner with Scitech to bring Bionic Me to Mid-America Science Museum. This highly interactive exhibition gives visitors the opportunity to experience the multitude of ways that technology has enhanced human capability—and may just inspire the future engineers of tomorrow to continue to find innovative solutions to every day challenges.”
Come discover the technologic wonders of Bionic Me, open Tuesday-Saturday to the public from 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 1-5 pm for a limited engagement through October, 4th 2020.
The museum is located at 500 Mid-America Blvd, in Hot Springs. For more information, visit www.midamericamuseum.org, Facebook Mid-America Museum, or call 501-767-3461.
