Sunday, 02 October 2011

HP5 stepped out at the 'Robots Live' event at Scotland's National Museum of Flight in June.

As well as walkabouts by our very own giant robot, the day included Robot Combat with teams from the BBC's hit show 'Robot Wars', and 'Robocup' Soccer with the Edinburgh University team, who hope to become 2011 world Robocup champions with their football playing robots! There were also plenty of interactive games and technical challenges. If you're into robots don't miss this event next year, especially as HP5 has been invited back again! See him out and about meeting people in the video below, taken by an attendee at the show.

Saturday, 01 October 2011

Tyrone was flattered to be asked to make a guest appearance at the launch of the last series of ITV's hit Sc-Fi drama 'Primeval' back in May.

The event was held at London Zoo so he felt quite at home, and ejoyed hanging out with stars Hannah Spearritt and Andrew-Lee Potts, right. Neither were unnerved by being in close proximity to Tyrone, as they're used to coming face to face with such pre-historic creatures in the show. Their characters Abby Maitland and Connor Temple investigate the appearance of dinosaurs plus a goodly helping of futuristic beings, which find their way into the present day through temporal anomalies.

Tyrone also made lots of new friends amongst the children who were at the premiere. Take a look at some pictures of him playing with them in his photo gallery.

Thursday, 01 September 2011

Tyrone gave an excited group of 27 school children a surprise in June, when he turned up on the platform they were waiting on at Carlisle train station! He met the pupils from Brook Street Primary before they went on a trip to Whitehaven, to see the BBC's 'Walking with Dinosaurs' Exhibition at Beacon Museum.

Jodie Banks (right) gave him a tentative stroke, and many other children plucked up the courage to make friends with with him too. They agreed that although he looked scary, he was really good natured and fun to play with. Lucy Smith, year four teacher at the school said "The children had such an amazing day, and meeting this unbelievable dinosaur was definitely the highlight." For the full story in Carlisle's 'News and Star', click here

Below is some great footage of theappearance courtesy of Northern Rail...