Rebuild Eric: The UK's First Robot

Launched by the Science Museum, the campaign aims at rebuilding Eric, the first UK robot originally built in 1928.

Eric will go on public display in October 2016 for a month before he stars in the Museum's major Robots exhibition opening in February 2017.

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The UK’s Science Museum Group is the world’s most significant museum group devoted to science. Governed by its Board of Trustees, the Science Museum Group comprises the Science Museum in London, the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, the National Railway Museum in York and Locomotion in Shildon. Together these national museums attract over 6 million visitors per year and house world-class collections consisting of over 7 million objects.