3M Open celebrates science and technology in a fun, interactive way

BLAINE, Minn. — 3M is using the golf event at TPC this weekend as an opportunity for all ages to master additional about science.

Over in “Enthusiast Village” around the 18th inexperienced, you can uncover the 3M Science Dome. Within are several interactive science experiments and robots for little ones and grownups to take a look at.

A single of the best highlights to see is the Boston Dynamics robo-pet named Location. Location took a walk all-around the event grounds on Thursday and you would imagine it was a professional golfer with all the people today who ended up gawking at the Star Wars-like robot.

You can see Place exhibit off all it is tips in the science dome via Sunday. 3M utilizes Place at their plant web sites to aid maintain staff risk-free.

“Location can go where by you human beings can not or likely shouldn’t go,” mentioned Collin Hummel, 3M’s Innovative Director, “So humans can emphasis on the far more crucial parts of work, even though Location is using his senses to ensure that the plant is working a peak performance.”

You can also consider on your own to a new universe with the virtual reality headset readily available for any person to test out.

Also make absolutely sure to seem up, and you can see a reside stream of the 3M Open up on a planetarium-like display screen on the roof of the dome. It presents website visitors a 360-degree perspective of the course and will allow guests to come to feel like they are standing on the eco-friendly.

Just outside the house the science dome, you can view the 18th hole with cost-free VIP seating and the ideal element is, the seats float above the floor, held up just by tape that can maintain up to hundreds of lbs ..

“Not far too warm, a light breeze, not a great deal of humidity. If I was golfing, this is the working day I would want to be out listed here,” reported Ted Tyler, who savored the floating chair whilst viewing the tournament. He could not feel 3M tape could keep his excess weight.

“If I understood that I most likely would not have sat on it,” stated Tyler as he laughed.

VHB, or Pretty Significant Bond tape, is employed on enormous industrial constructions like airplanes and skyscraper home windows. Anyone can acquire a seat and appreciate some golf.

“This is in fact definitely magnificent,” reported Tyler.

The 3M Science Dome is the only public place on the match grounds that is air conditioned, so make positive to look at it out to great off.

The event operates through Sunday.