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Photo Call: World’s Largest Robot Dance
Up to 1000 Robot Dancers could shuffle their way into the Guinness Book of World Records with an attempt for the word’s largest Robot Dance at the University of Melbourne tomorrow.
Thi Lam (Robogals): +61 431232267, http://www.robogals.org.au/dance.html
David Scott (Media Unit): +613 8344 0561, 0409 024 230, dascott@unimelb.edu.au
The world record attempt is being organised by Robogals’, a group founded at The University of Melbourne which encourages school aged girls to study science, engineering and technology at University level. They do this by training university students in LEGO robotics and then having the university students inspire, teach and coach young girls in LEGO robotics, culminating with them entering into First LEGO League competitions.
The robot dancing attempt has been organised to celebrate the group’s expansion into universities across the nation.
The current Guinness World Record for Robot Dancing is held by the University of Kent, in the United Kingdom with 276 participants. Robogals founder, Marita Cheng says the group hopes 1000 dancers will be involved in the attempt at the University of Melbourne.
Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, September 29
Time: Dancers will begin to gather at 12pm, with the attempt set to take place at 1pm.
Venue: The University of Melbourne, South Lawn.
