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J, Robot Japanese Designers Push the Boundaries of Humanoid AI
Title
J, Robot [electronic resource (video)] : Japanese Designers Push the Boundaries of Humanoid AI / Garrigues, Michael.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], c2012.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (59 min.) : sd., col.
Local Notes
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Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 15, 2013.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
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Summary
January 17, 1995: a massive earthquake hits Kobe, Japan, trapping thousands in collapsed buildings. Conventional search-and-rescue operations prove inadequate, and in the months and years that follow, a new wave of research and development in automated crisis-response technology occurs. But the robotics craze that sweeps Japan as it enters the 21st century springs from more than just the tragic quake. It also reflects the rich culture of manga comics and Japanese science fiction and the pride the Asian nation has taken for decades in creating and building high-tech products. This film explores how and why Japan has become a leader - perhaps the world leader - in humanoid robot technology. Viewers learn about ROBO-ONE, an annual event that is both a design competition and a gladiatorial showdown; the HRP Project, an ongoing robotics study completely supported by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry; and the incorporation of robots into daily Japanese life.
Variant and related titles
Japanese Designers Push the Boundaries of Humanoid AI
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Other formats
Originally produced: Garrigues, Michael, 2012.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
9 & up.
Contents
Kobe's Natural Disaster (1:56)
Japan's Love of Robotics (3:15)
"Mobile Fighter Gundam" (1:40)
ROBO-ONE Humanoid Robot Humanoid Robot Competition (2:33)
Battle of Technology and Creativity (2:17)
Reality Imitating Anime (0:41)
Reborg Q (2:11)
Robot Development (1:09)
Humanoid Robot Project (1:38)
Wakamaru Robot (2:35)
Robots in Japanese Culture (2:31)
Karakuri Mechanized Dolls (2:05)
Robotics as an Art Form (3:16)
Bringing an Anime Hero to Life (1:26)
State Supported Artificial Intelligence (1:47)
Assisting the Elderly (1:18)
Bolstering the Workforce (2:57)
Artificial Intelligence in Service Industries (3:45)
Tetsujin 28 Near Completion (1:00)
Animism in Japanese Culture (7:42)
Geminoid Prototype (1:51)
Final Assembly (1:18)
Metaverse Robot (2:56)
Being Realistic Artificial Intelligence (1:18)
Unveiling Tetsujin 28 (3:20)
Future of Artificial Intelligence in Japan (2:40)
Credits: J, Robot: Japanese Designers Push the Boundaries of Humanoid A.I. (1:00)
Videorecording number
52394 Infobase
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
Garrigues, Michael.
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