Eccentric Orbit got to design and build a museum exhibit for Science City at Union Station. Designed for children (and the young-at-heart), the Riveting Robots exhibit involves a small programmable rover that can be programmed with tangible blocks.
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Science City at Union Station (Kansas City) is a dynamic, hands-on science center featuring 200+ individual interactive exhibits and daily programming. Since its opening in 1999, kids of all ages have experienced the amazing world of science first-hand through fun and engaging exhibits and programs at Kansas City’s premier science center. In addition to changing monthly themes and daily programs/activities open to all guests, the science center offers onsite curriculum-based programs to school groups (K-12), and outreach programs. STEM education is at the core of everything in the Science Center, be it exhibits, demonstrations, shows, presentations, or special events and programs. Centrally located in the heart of Kansas City and part of the historic and acclaimed Union Station complex, Science City covers over 92,000 square feet, including an outdoor STEM-focused play space. Over 75% of the existing space has been completely reimagined and transformed in the last nine years to accommodate one-of-a-kind experiences. Key to this transformation has been the Burns & McDonnell Battle of the Brains, a series of K-12 STEM competitions. Science City offered STEM education for more than 365,000 visitors in 2024 (including 70,000 visits by school groups) and it is the host of the Greater Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair (GKCSEF). GKCSEF provides opportunities for students in grades 4-12 to showcase their research projects and inventions with hundreds of fellow students. These students come from 15 counties in Kansas and Missouri, including Bates, Cass, Clay, Jackson, and Platte in MO and Douglas, Johnson, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte in KS
