Past screening

Mans New Best Friend: A Robodogumentary

Directed by: Jamie Jay Johnson
Runtime: 0hr 21min Year: 2006

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Directed by: Jamie Jay Johnson
Runtime: 0hr 21min Year: 2006
Country: United Kingdom
Topics: Science
Last Screened: Sun 1st Nov 2009

Grierson Award nominated affectionate doc/improvised fiction about artificially intelligent robot dogs and the emotional relationships with their owners.

Using voice and face recognition these $3000 robot pets raise questions of how much humans can bond with machines and if it’s really possible to buy love.