Here comes the future!

A tangle of cables is knotted around our workspace on the fifth floor of the State Library on Brisbane’s South Bank, as two dozen gadgets are plugged in to charge.

Tyler gets ready for the next Robot Roadshow

An mBot sits perched on an augmented reality guide to human anatomy. From across the open-plan office, curses and whoops of delight alternate in an American accent as Tyler prepares all the kits for next week’s regional adventures to Western Queensland …

Sandy, our NAO robot is raring to go. She sits and waits, watching the preparations. Is that a small smile playing across her lips? Perhaps she’s watching the spooky science fiction video our very own Matt made with Queensland University of Technology and some women writers from Bundaberg last weekend? (We’re all about the Digital Future at SLQ right now). Whatever’s the case, Sandy is totally ready for adventure – and you should be too!

It’s not too late to sign up for our next Robot Roadshow, when Tyler Wellensiek the super-tech-star from the Regional Partnerships team at SLQ will be letting you in on the secrets, joys, challenges, and delights of trying something new with coding and robotics in libraries. You can catch Tyler and Sandy, along with the supporting acts: Alan Duncan of SLQ and special guest Ian Wedlock of CSIRO, next week in Warwick, Goondiwindi, St George, Roma, and Dalby. Check out the Training Calendar for more details!