Minerva was on-line
10am and 5:30pm from August 24 to
September 5, 1998. The robot interleaved tours for virtual
users and physical visitors of the museum.
On August 27, the Lemelson Center hosted a series
of events:
- 9:30-10:30am. Press conference.
- 10:30am-12pm. "Meet the Inventors"
- 6:30pm-10pm. Special Internet night.
On Friday, August 4, Minerva was under
exclusive control of the Web:
- 9am-10am. Early bird's Internet hour (3pm-4pm in
Germany)
- 6pm-9pm. Our special high-speed Internet
night (robot moved up to 1.6 meters per second).