Science on Screen: Wall-E (2008)

A screening of the film Wall-E paired with a talk by a robotics professor.

Real Art Ways' new season of Science on Screen® invites you to experience the creative pairing of a feature film and a thought-provoking talk from a notable area scientist. This year, we will be presenting this series at the Connecticut Science Center. Film Synopsis WALL-E, short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class, is the last robot left on Earth. He spends his days tidying up the planet, one piece of garbage at a time. But during 700 years, WALL-E has developed a personality, and he's more than a little lonely. Then he spots EVE, a sleek and shapely probe sent back to Earth on a scanning mission. Smitten WALL-E embarks on an adventure when he follows EVE across the galaxy. Program 3:00 pm: Dr. Shalabh Gupta will discuss how robotics is changing our world in every way for good and ill. 3:30 pm: Screening of Wall-E Dr. Shalabh Gupta is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He heads the Laboratory of Intelligent Networked Systems and Robotics (also known as LINKS); his interests are built around various problems related to Cyber-physical Systems. His work focuses on Data Analytics, Information Fusion, Resilient Infrastructures, Distributed Intelligent Systems, Networked-control Systems, Swarm Robotics, Sensor Networks, Smart Grids, Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles, Adaptive Navigation & Path Planning, and Diagnostics & Prognostics in Complex Systems. Science on Screen is an initiative of the COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, with major support from the ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION.