Since the Soviets now find themselves overwhelmed by the rapid changes taking place in their country, we must take the initiative. The doors of the exhibit hall look like those of a vintage garage, natural wood on big hinges, swinging as wide as a car to accommodate visitors. The High-Tech Garage is a 15,000 square foot exhibit hall at the San Jose Civic Auditorium complex. It's a place to be entertained and enthralled and to learn. Clusters of exhibits expose both recent developments and fundamental concepts in microelectronics, space, biotechnology, bicycles, materials and robotics.
Visitors can learn about many of the technologies at the heart of Silicon Valley's success.
You may design logic circuits at work, yet still be curious to see a full scale cutaway model of the Hubble telescope mirror or to design your own bicycle with a computer. Each of the exhibits is geared for understanding by people of all ages. The emphasis here is on conveying broad themes rather than isolated facts, and teachers who bring their classes through find lessons they can take back to the classroom. A cluster of robots One of the six technology focus areas in the Garage is robotics. She had lined up robots from other Silicon Valley firms that would show the strength, speed, precision, and intelligence of these machines.