This dynamic and playful work examines the use of robots in American industry. Exploiting the visual joys of the kinetic robotic motion set to a soundtrack by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, this lightly humorous film show the industrial replacement of humans in tedious and hazardous tasks.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1002679
Language
English
Holdings
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded