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The AAAI-2002 Robot Exhibition offered robotics researchers a venue for live demonstrations of their current projects. Researchers ranging from undergraduates working on their own to large multilab groups demonstrated robots that performed tasks ranging from improvisational comedy to urban search and rescue. This article describes their entries. At the 2002 exhibition in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 12 robots were demonstrated by a variety of laboratories and institutions. Many of these systems were works in progress, providing the audience an opportunity to see snapshots of research programs in midphase.