# Ameca at Mountain View: deployment

Canonical ID: `f1193577-7632-4358-9811-07c847f0967a`

Engineered Arts Ameca humanoid robot is the centerpiece interactive element of the Computer History Museum's 'Chatbots Decoded: Exploring AI' exhibit, which opened November 20, 2024 in Mountain View, California.

The 2,000 sq ft exhibit traces the history of chatbots from Alan Turing through modern large language models. Ameca uses GPT-4 and other LLMs to converse with visitors, answer questions, tell stories in the style of requested authors, and generate rap songs, in eight languages (English, Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Russian).

Visitors can interact directly with Ameca as a live demonstration of the convergence of robotics and AI. The Computer History Museum is located at 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA.

## Key facts

- **Exhibit:** Chatbots Decoded: Exploring AI (opened November 20, 2024)
- **Location:** Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View CA
- **Role:** Interactive centerpiece: multilingual Q&A, storytelling, LLM demos
- **Languages:** English, Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Russian
- **AI backend:** GPT-4 and other large language models

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** ameca-computer-history-museum
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Ameca](/models/engineered-arts-ameca.md) (id: `87fda895-5c96-4bad-b554-b4ac57a97f03`)
- **Company:** [Engineered Arts](/companies/engineered-arts.md) (id: `374c3995-78fc-45fa-8a5b-cf55fc76c397`)
- **Location:** [Mountain View](/locations/mountain-view-ca.md) (id: `003bf35b-6efe-4a4b-9079-f98caae14d84`)
- **Operator:** [Computer History Museum](/companies/computer-history-museum.md) (id: `e377cee8-0d80-49df-a175-6a0c0b644f26`)
- **First seen:** 2024-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (3)

1. **Computer History Museum Unveils Chatbots Decoded: Exploring AI Exhibit** · https://computerhistory.org/press-releases/computer-history-museum-unveils-chatbots-decoded-exploring-ai-exhibit/ · 2024-11-20
2. **Computer History Museum Unveils Chatbots Decoded: Exploring AI Exhibit** · https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/11/20/2984668/28639/en/Computer-History-Museum-Unveils-Chatbots-Decoded-Exploring-AI-Exhibit.html · 2024-11-20
3. **The Uncanny Valley: A Visit with Ameca at the Computer History Museum** · https://dianawolftorres.substack.com/p/the-uncanny-valley-a-visit-with-ameca · 2025-01-01

## Common questions

### What is the Ameca deployment at Mountain View?

Ameca, built by Engineered Arts, is recorded as a deployment at Mountain View on the DEPLOY registry. Computer History Museum operates the deployment.

### Who operates Ameca at Mountain View?

Computer History Museum operates this deployment as a customer of Engineered Arts, the manufacturer of Ameca.

### When did the Ameca deployment at Mountain View go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting November 20, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Ameca deployment at Mountain View?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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