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Will a Robot Be Your Friend?

March 18th, 2013 · No Comments

Help us raise money for kids and science!

Saturday, March 23rd

Special event in aid of Variety and Wonderfest, a screening of Robot and Frank.

Followed by a discussion and Q&A session with special guest, noted robotics expert, UC Berkeley EECS professor Ken Goldberg, describing the current state of robotics and artificial intelligence.

Robot and Frank charmed and challenged moviegoers with the story of a robot that befriends an aging cat burglar, played by Frank Langella. Set in the near future, an ex-jewel thief receives a gift from his son: a robot butler programmed to look after him. Soon, the two companions try their luck together…as a heist team! With James Marsden, Susan Sarandon, & Liv Tyler. (Rated PG: 89 mins.)

Will a robot — someday soon — be your friend?

Tickets $20 available from Brown Bag Tickets. All proceeds to Variety and Wonderfest.

Event sponsors: San Francisco Bay Area Robotics Group and Syntience, Inc..

6:30PM – Doors and cash bar open
7:30PM – Event begins

The Variety Preview Room Theatre
The Hobart Bldg., 1st Floor — entrance between Quiznos and Citibank
582 Market Street @ 2nd and Montgomery
San Francisco, CA 94104

Don’t Drive — BART/MUNI Montgomery Street station is right at our front door, and parking in San Francisco sucks!!! Street parking ($3.50 per hour) is metered M-Sat., til 6PM; find a parking garage here.

Tags: Movies