Mechanical Love examines the contemporary interrelationship between robots and humans, explaining the differences between a "humanoid" (a robot in the shape of a human being), an "android" (a robot that looks and moves like a human) and a "geminoid" (a copy of an actual human being). The film profiles Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro, an engineer at Osaka University who has created an eerily lifelike robot facsimile of himself, which he introduces to his wife and daughter; meets with Professor Takanori Shibata, the inventor of "Paro," an electronic baby seal; and interviews a physiotherapist who explains how such interactive "pets" are being used as therapy in retirement homes.

Icarus Films Collection

Emotions, Robotics, Robots--Psychological aspects, Robots--Social aspects, Human-computer interaction, Shibata, Takanori--1967-, Ishiguro, Hiroshi-- 1963-, Neuroscience & Neurology, Biology, Health Issues

Skousen, Camilla (Editor), Thordal, My (Editor), Tuor, Marion (Editor), Jensen, Rasmus Winther (Sound designer), Ambo, Phie (Producer), Dyrekjær, Sigrid (Producer), Ishiguro, Hiroshi (Commentator), Shibata, Takanori (Commentator), Körner, Frau (Commentator), Ambo, Phie (Writer), Tju-Bang Film (Producer), Making Movies (Firm) (Producer)

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English

adult/continuing education, higher education

Name	Icarus Films
Role	distributor
Telephone	1-718-488-8900
Address	32 Court St, 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Email	[email protected]

2008-01-01

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