Robot Cargo Ships * Fully booked*
Help your robot carry cargo across the water
Historic Event
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Dates
29 July 2025 (historic event)
About
A family fun challenge using robots! Can you design a contraption that allows your robot to carry a boat full of pennies across the water?
Explore different materials and test out your designs and see which works best.
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Ways to Play
This event is part of our Ways to Play programme of free and low-cost family-friendly activities.
Make your ‘Ways to Play’ adventure a great value day out by travelling to our venues by the Metro and / or Ferry.
Up to three children aged 11 and under can travel for free on the Metro and the Shields Ferry with a fare-paying adult. Metro is the convenient, fast and frequent way to get to your favourite attractions and now it’s even more affordable.