During the four day event "Robotville", starting on 1st December at the Science Museum in London, people will meet the humanoid robot iCub and some of its authors: Giorgio Metta, Lorenzo Natale and Francesco Nori, researchers at the Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department of IIT.

"Robotville" is the festival of robots conceived to celebrate the most cutting-edge in European robot design and innovation and to explore the cultural significance of robots. iCub will be present at the event as example of Italian robotics excellence.

IIT researchers will show the cognitive abilities of iCub everyday from Thursday 1st December to Sunday 4th December, from 10 am to 6 pm. Entrance is free.

The event is promoted by EUNIC London, in partnership with the EU Cognitive Systems and Robotics Programme and the European Commission Representation in the UK. For more information about the festival please visit: http://sciencemuseum.org.uk/robotville