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Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Museum

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Address:
314 Main St., Cambridge, MA
Directions:
Downtown, in the Gambrill Center, on the south side of Main St. between Dock and Hayward Sts.
Hours:
Daily 10-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
617-253-5927
Admission:
Adults $18.
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MIT Museum

Robots, the world's largest collection of holograms, and other tech delights.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [01/28/2013]

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Kismet the Robot.

Kismet the Robot

Kismet the robot is one of the more popular displays in the MIT Museum.

[signmanjoe, 12/23/2015]

Kismet was built at MIT in the late 1990s as a robot that could recognize and reproduce human facial expressions. It's been at the Museum since 2003.


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