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Robots Rising(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-01-01
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Time: 1h 45m
They’re fast. They’re intelligent. They’re deadly. Soon they’ll be everywhere.
Overview:
Comprehensive survey of robotics filmed in the leading labs of the world (primarily the United States and Japan) and featuring experts such as Rodney Brooks of MIT and William “Red” Whittaker of Carnegie Mellon University. Incorporates pop culture robots with the less glamorous real world and delves into the ultimate issues of what constitutes life and whether consciousness is a product of intelligence.
Languages: English.
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Arcwelder Films
Movie: Robots Rising
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Linda Hamilton
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