Robots Rising

Jan 1, 1998

1h 45m

★ 0.0

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Arcwelder Films

Discovery Communications

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Cast

Narrator

Linda Hamilton

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