The Robots are coming

Episode of Series “Horizon”.
A look at what part robots play in the world today and what research into robot technology is likely to produce in the future. Present day (1970s) robots are used in industry to perform a wide range of tasks considered unsuitable for people because they are dangerous, dirty, or monotonous. They are still fairly simple, with primitive “brains”, but recent research into robot technology could make them far more flexible. Narrated by Paul Vaughan.

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Credits

producer

Hilary Henson

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:52:13:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1979

Appears in

Group of items

Horizon

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012366

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial efficiency

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial safety

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Automation

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Robots

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1979

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