Robots Rising (1998)
• January 1st, 1998 • 1h 45min
Documentary
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Kihnu Marathon
Released on: 2023-09-15
Documentary
Set on an island 7 kilometers long, Kihnu Marathon's 42,195 meters twist and turn through every nook...
The Social Dilemma
Released on: 2020-01-26
Documentary, Drama
This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech ex...
Hacking at Leaves
Released on: 2024-04-06
Documentary, History
Hacking at Leaves documents artist and hazmat-suit aficionado Johannes Grenzfurthner as he attempts ...
Coded Bias
Released on: 2020-11-11
Documentary
Exploring the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling discovery that facial r...
Star Trek: The Captain's Summit
Released on: 2009-04-12
Documentary
The Captains' Summit documents the first time in Star Trek history that four stars who at some point...
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
Released on: 1997-10-03
Documentary
Errol Morris’s Fast, Cheap & Out of Control interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to crea...
Artificial Roles
Released on: 2025-03-08
Documentary
Artificial intelligence is taking on different roles in the filmmaking space. The questions we must ...
Odyssey
Released on: 2023-10-06
Documentary
Six California kids test their brains and talents against students in Odyssey of the Mind, a problem...
Alternate Earth
Released on: 2025-04-05
Documentary, Science Fiction
A scientific expedition travels to an alternative Earth in hope of finding a new home for humanity, ...
The Genius of George Boole
Released on: 2015-09-01
Documentary, History
Narrated by Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons, The Genius of George Boole assembles academics and ind...
In the belly of AI
Released on: 2025-02-11
Documentary, Drama
Magical, autonomous, all-powerful… Artificial intelligences feed our dreams as well as our nightmare...
The Star
Released on: 2013-10-24
Documentary
A documentary on Jan Slovak, a 55-year-old welder, who fell in love with acting. His desire began, w...
Meet Sophia
Released on: 2017-10-13
Documentary
Hello, my name is Sophia. I’m the latest robot from Hanson Robotics. I was created using breakthroug...
Sophia & Han - Robots
Released on: 2017-08-22
Documentary
Two robots, Sophia and Han, debate the future of humanity in this entertaining conversation from RIS...
Erica - Man Made
Released on: 2017-04-07
Documentary
Erica is 23. She has a beautiful, neutral face and speaks with a synthesized voice. She has a degree...
The Thinking Game
Released on: 2025-03-21
Documentary
Chronicles the extraordinary life of visionary scientist Demis Hassabis and his relentless quest to ...
Jizai
Released on: 2024-04-17
Documentary, Science Fiction
In a laboratory, a child is the object of a mysterious experiment. Aided by a robotic prosthesis – o...
A Terrible Beauty
Released on: 2024-04-17
Documentary
What makes a body human? This science-fiction fable shot in China foreshows the rise of AI. Time beh...
Box
Released on: 2013-02-18
Documentary
Box explores the synthesis of real and digital space through projection-mapping on moving surfaces. ...