| Description |
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Information from pre-release promotional materials; release date: Sept. 25, 2001. |
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Special features: Interview with MIT professor and "grandfather" of artificial intelligence Marvin Minsky; detailed photos of the W.I.S.O.R. robot. |
| Credits |
Photographed by Michel Negroponte ; edited by Tom Cross ; music by Elephant Ears (Beo Morales and Carrie Giunta). |
| Performer |
Voice over by: Babi Floyd, George Bartenieff, Gilbert Giles. |
| Summary |
Chronicles the building and development of the W.I.S.O.R. machine, a unique system designed to operate independently through the tunnels of New York, searching for breaks in the miles of tunnels and repairing them. W.I.S.O.R. represents the practical future of robotic technology, performing jobs too dangerous for human operators. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Form |
Also issued on DVD. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital stereo. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Robotics.
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Artificial intelligence.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Negroponte, Michel.
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Weiner, Jane.
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Morgan, Gabriel.
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Floyd, Babi.
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Bartenieff, George.
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Giles, Gilbert, 1963-
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Cross, Tom.
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Artistic License Films.
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Docurama (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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Elephant Ears (Firm)
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| Added Title |
WISOR : Welding & Inspection Steam Operations Robot |
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Welding & Inspection Steam Operations Robot |
| ISBN |
0767041410 |
| Standard No. |
767685948934 |
| Music No. |
NVG-9489 Docurama |
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