Manaus Ágil tourism and culture of the AmazonTech Week runs through the 22nd and features a program that is completely free and open to the public.
Starting this Monday (16), Millennium Shopping will hold the Tech Weekwhich will feature a program focused on technology for all ages. In partnership with the group Arduino Manaus, Happy Code, Papercraft Manaus and Keep - Geek and Technology, the shopping center brings exhibition, workshops and even a robot competition.
"Both at the entrance of Djalma Batista and Constantino Nery, the Millennium Shopping public will be greeted by a 1.70m tall robot that will welcome them. Without a doubt, this will be one of the attractions during the technology week", highlights the shopping center's marketing coordinator, Elizandra Xavier.
In a space next to the Amanda Beauty salon, Papercraft will hold a great geek culture exhibition. Visitors can check out sculptures of iconic characters, among them, Goku from Dragon Ball Z, and Han Solo from Star Wars.
Programming
Throughout the week, the event's partners will be holding interactive workshops. In front of TIM's store, the Arduino group will be offering on the 16th (from 1pm to 3pm) and 17th (from 3pm to 5pm), a Basic Arduino workshop for adults and young people over the age of 15.
On the 16th and 20th (from 5pm to 6pm) the Creative Robotics workshop will take place, for children from 7 to 10 years old. On the 17th and 19th (from 6:30pm to 8:30pm) the Lilypad - Sew Technology into Your Clothes workshop will take place, aimed at adults and young people, which will show that there are different ways of using wearable technology in a fun and functional way.
On the 18th (from 1 PM to 3:30 PM) and 19th (from 3 PM to 5 PM) the Micro:bit workshop for children and adults takes place. And on the 18th (from 6pm to 8pm) and 21st (from 1pm to 3pm) there will be a workshop where they will learn how to assemble the Otto Robot, made in a 3D printer.
"In the workshops, children can explore the maker culture and build robots with educational kits and then exhibit their productions or participate in competitions and contests that will take place during the event," said Tiago Cauassa, from the Arduino group.
They will also hold the line-follower competition, where the robots will be challenged to follow a path without getting off track. In the sumo competition, the robots will push each other and whoever falls out of the tatami will lose points.
In front of the Di Café coffee shop, Happy Code will provide workshops on game creation tools for children and teenagers. The Unity workshop will take place on the 16th (from 4:30pm to 5:30pm), 17th (from 1pm to 2pm and 3:20pm to 2:20pm), 18th (from 1pm to 2pm and 4:30pm to 5:30pm), 19th (from 3:20pm to 4:20pm), 20th (from 1pm to 2pm), and 21st (from 3:10pm to 4:10pm and 4:20pm to 5:20pm).
The Minecraft workshop will take place on the 16th (from 2:10 to 3:10 PM), 17th (4:30 to 5:30 PM), 18th (3:20 to 4:20 PM), 19th (4:30 to 5:30 PM), and 21st (from 2:00 to 3:00 PM). The Kodu workshop will be on the 16th (from 1 pm to 2 pm), 17th (from 2:10 pm to 3:10 pm), and 19th (from 1 pm to 2 pm). The Construct workshop will be on the 16th (from 3:20 PM to 4:20 PM), 18th (from 2:10 PM to 3:10 PM), and 19th (from 2:10 PM to 3:10 PM).
Papercraf will also hold workshops during the week with classes in the morning (from 10:30am to 12pm) and in the afternoon (from 2pm to 3:30pm), with extra classes on the weekend (from 4:30pm to 6pm).
Next to the Top Internacional store, Keep - Geek & Technology will be offering robotics workshops that will teach how to control robots by means of computers. They will take place on the 16th (from 3pm to 4pm), 17th (from 2pm to 3pm), 18th (from 4pm to 5pm), and 20th (from 3pm to 4pm).
In addition, Keep is also offering the design thinking workshop, which will give participants an introduction on how to create an artwork or concept. The workshop will take place on the 20th from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. On Saturday from 3:30 pm the robotics championship will take place.
In addition, the public will also be able to see live 3D modeling, Robot Soccer, Air Soft de Robótica, and an exhibit of paper robots and the Midnight Witch Magazine. During the weekend there will be a Mario Kart championship. To register for the workshops and championships that will take place during Tech Week, access the link http://bit.do/TechWeek.
