Transformers Exhibition Part 08: The NEST

The NEST base is where the Autobots are offered refuge and get repairs.


7-meter tall Optimus Prime

 
7-meter tall Bumblebee

 
A robot is a progammable machine that imitates the actions or appearance of an intelligent creature. Robots can be made in many different ways using all sorts of materials. Most robots share 3 main parts: the control system, the sensors and the actuators.

a) Control System
The "brain" of the robot as it determines its behavior. A robot can be pre-programmed or autonomous. A pre-programmed robot repeats itself  and does not respond to feedback from its environment and will only function in a specific scenario. more complex robots are autonomous; they are able to respond appropiately to the change in the environment. They have a set of sensors that will send information to the control system about their surroundings.

b) Sensors
Sensors act like our human senses. Different sensors have various functions:
i) Cameras can give sight to robots and allow them to "see", allowing the robots to judge aspects of the environment that can only be determined by vision, such as color, shape, size or distance.
ii) Microphones allow robots to detect sound. It can be reprogrammed to be voice-controlled when equipped with a microphone.
iii) Buttons give robots the sense of touch. When a robot is equipped with buttons on its fingertips, it is able to sense objects when it touches them.
iv) A thermometer or barometer give the robot the ability to sense tempearature and pressure.

c) Actuators
Also known as effectors, actuators are the parts of the robot that actually do the work. Actuators receive their command from the control system and respond accordingly. They are usually specific to the task the robot is programmed to do. For example, a Mars rover is equipped with a drill, a shovel, a hammer and a spectometer to analyze Mars' soil. A singing robot is equipped with a speaker to produce sound.

Transformers Exhibition Part 07: Zone 5 the Secret Place

 
 
 
  
After being revived by the AllSpark shard stolen from NEST, Megatron and his second-in-command Starscream have retreated to their hideout on Charr, a moon of Saturn. Hidden there is the Decepticon's mighty starship called Nemesis. The ship contains thousands of hatchlings, which will be in Decepticon army if enough Energon is fed to them.

 
Starscream

 
Megatron

Transformers Exhibition Part 06: Zone 4 Mapping Prime

 
 
Optimus Prime is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise. Prime is the leader of the Autobots, a faction of transforming robots from the planet Cybertron. The Autobots are constantly waging war against a rival faction of transforming robots called Decepticons. He is depicted as a brave, powerful, wise and compassionate leader who puts his talent to use improving the universe around him. Optimus is portrayed as having a strong sense of justice and righteousness, and has dedicated himself to the protection of all life, particularly the inhabitants of Earth.

 
This exhibit will captivate you with a fantastic yet realistic visual experience. Loaded with spectacular graphics and vibrant effects, this powerful visual projection will let you experience the world of transformers like you have never seen before. Thanks to the otherworldly technology of the planet Cybertron, you will even get to meet Optimus Prime in his coolest form to date. This is your chance for a close encounter with the world of Transformers.

Transformers Exhibition Part 05: Zone 3 Desert Skirmish

Behold! The Autobots are fighting against the Decepticons to prevent them from activating an ancient device called the Star Harvester. It is able to harness energy from a star and destroy it in the process. All it requires is the Matrix of Leadership. If the Decepticons were to succeed, our Sun will be destroyed and all life will be wiped out!

 
Megatron and Optimus Prime

 
Skids

 
Mudflap

 
Second Bumblebee statuette

Stars are formed when a cloud of gas collapses under the force of gravity. When the core of a star is compact enough, the gas atoms will fuse to release tremendous amount of energy in a process called nuclear fusion. The life of a star depends on the fine balance between the outward pressure produced by the fusion and the inward pressure exerted by gravity.
In simple term, a star continues to burn as long as there is sufficient amount of gas at the core. The heavier a star is, the faster the fusion is and its lifetime will be shorter. When the star exhausts its fuel, it will either explode in a supernova explosion to become a black hole, a neutron star, or collapse into a white dwarf.

Transformers Exhibition Part 04: The Art of transformation

  

One of the Transformers' most impressive functions is their ability to scan the local machinery and adapt the appearances of said machines as a disguise that could be used to their advantage in the battlefield. Yet when the robots arrive on a prehistoric planet without any trace of technology, their only option is to adapt the appearances of the planet's indigenous wild animals as their camouflage. The scientists from Cybertron use their advance biotechnology to imitate the looks of wild animals for their armors that allows them to transform from robots to animals.

Exhibits seen at Zone 2

 
Optimus Prime

 
Ironhide

 
Bumblebee

 
Megatron

Transformers Exhibition Part 03: Allspark

 

IMPORTANCE OF ALLSPARK
The AllSpark is one of the fabled sacred artifacts in the Transformers Universe. It is a large, metallic cube and inscribed with ornate runes. It is believed to be responsible for creating and sustaining the Transformers race and the planet of Cybertron itself.

In truth, the physical AllSpark is but a shell to contain the incredible life-giving energies within. Should that shell be destroyed, the energies will remain as potent as ever, merely waiting for a new vessel to inhabit. Without the AllSpark, Cybertron began to atrophy, becoming an unhabitable world.

The Autobots and Decepticons abandoned their planet, in search for the lost AllSpark that was set adrift in space until it landed on our planet Earth.

In present day, the Autobots have landed on Earth to take on the forms of common automobiles. Soon, the Autobots and the human race will join forces in their fight against the Decepticons, who are trying to seize control over the Earth's resources and its inhabitants.

Transformers Exhibition Part 02: Zone 1 Time Warp

 
30 years ago, alien robots known as Transformers were born into a timeless story of good versus evil. The transformers toy line had its beginnings in 1983 when Hasbro representatives attended the Tokyo Toy Fair to find something promising that could be imported into the North American market. Takara, a Japanese toy company, at the time was showcasing the Diaclone and Micro Change series. These series of toys consisted of robots that transformed and the rights were bought out by Hasbro to release under a single brand to avoid confusion with other similar toy lines. Thus, the Transformers were born. Today, Transformers delivers an epic experience to fans across entertainment, digital, toys and lifestyle and has grown into a multibillion dollar franchise.

  
 Transformers G1 toyline

  
Transformers Animated toyline

  
Transformers Kre-O toyline

  
Transformers Rescue Bots toyline

  
Transformers ROTF and DOTM toyline

  
Transformers Prime toyline

 
Size comparison chart of the Transformers in "Age Of Extinction"