PRODUCTIONS: HI ROBOT

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Manuel Stefanolo

Scuola di Robotica

52'

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Robots! Robots floating in our Solar system, and diving into the oceans; robot in hospitals and homes, in factories and schools; robots fighting fires, making goods and products, saving time and lives. Robots today are making a considerable impact on many aspects of modern life, from industrial manufacturing to healthcare, transportation, and exploration of the deep space and sea. In a short span of time, robots will be as pervasive and personal as today’s personal computers. The dream to create machines that are skilled and intelligent has been part of humanity from the beginning of time. This dream is now becoming part of our world’s striking reality.

However, this process is not toll-free. Placing robots in human environments inevitably raises important ethical, legal, and societal issues. What is going to happen when these smart robots will be our servants and house stewards, and when our lives will depend on them? Could people who mean no good use these robots to harm others? What about assigning the liability of an action (or of a misconduct) to an autonomous robot? Although far sighting and forewarning, could Asimov’s Three Laws become really the Ethics of Robots? Shall humans endow robot soldiers with the “license to kill”?
"Hi Robot", a 52’ documentary film, tackles al these problems in a sharp, popularized and vivid way.