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The Robot
Title
The Robot / PBS.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2019]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2019.
Copyright Notice Date
©2019
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file (54 min., 26 sec)) : sound.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally released by PBS, 2019.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 18, 2019.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Learn how robots were first conceptualized in ancient Rome and see how their use has evolved over the centuries, from the calculator to the Roomba. Then, take a sneak peek at what future robots will be able to do.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 04, 2019
Series
Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
System details note
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
9 - 12, Academic/AP
Contents
Introduction: The Robot (2:00); Automats (7:13); Crisis and Collaboration (10:44); Universal Computer (4:07); Imitation Game (6:24); Animal Mimicry (4:15); Technology for Complicated Tasks (4:27); Current Practical Applications (3:06); Torque and Dexterity (4:47); Artificial Intelligence (5:11); Credits: The Robot (0:29);
Videorecording number
188587 Infobase
[188584]s Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Infobase, film distributor.
PBS (Firm)
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