Robots are on the move at Carnegie Science Center

“Warning, warning Will Robinson!” is how B-9, the robot from “Lost in Space,” might put it.

The Carnegie Science Center’s Robot Hall of Fame, of which B-9 is a member, has been permanently moved from the second floor to the ground level lobby of The Rangos Giant Cinema. In addition, the basketball robot will be moved to Highmark SportsWorks in the coming weeks.

The move is being made to create space for a 7,400-square-foot immersive exhibition gallery called “MARS: The Next Giant Leap.” Visitors will learn what it will take to settle on Mars and how space exploration has a positive impact on life on Earth.

“We are committed to offering new and exciting experiences to our guests while still conserving iconic exhibits like the Robot Hall of Fame,” said Jason Brown, the Henry Buhl, Jr. director of the Carnegie Science Center. “The Rangos Giant Cinema lobby is the perfect place for it, since all of the robots were featured in classic old movies.”

In addition to B-9, the robots in the Hall of Fame include Maria 1927, first seen in Fritz Lang’s silent classic “Metropolis”; Gort, from the 1951 thriller “The Day the Earth Stood Still”; Robby, who made his debut in the 1956 MGM movie “Forbidden Planet”; and C-3PO, the golden robot from the original “Star Wars” in 1977.

While the Mars exhibition is under construction, a temporary exhibition “Guitar, The Instrument That Rocked The World,” will open on May 20 in the PPG Science Pavilion.

It will include rare, antique, and iconic guitars, as well as the largest playable guitar in the world. It is a touring exhibition of the National Guitar Museum and is presented by Green Mountain Energy.