Natural Born Robots
Brief Synopsis
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Nature still defeats human beings in designing machines that can live comfortably in the world around them. Taking the hint, engineers trying to create robots increasingly are turning to living creatures for inspiration. From a giant mechanical cockroach to robotic flying insects, from robotunas to
Cast & Crew
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Andrew Liebman
Director
Alan Alda
John Angier
Executive Producer
David Berenson
Editor
Michael Boyle
Sound
Joseph Canali
Production Manager
Film Details
Also Known As
Lively Robots, Scientific American Frontiers (11/02/99)
Genre
Documentary
Nature
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Nature still defeats human beings in designing machines that can live comfortably in the world around them. Taking the hint, engineers trying to create robots increasingly are turning to living creatures for inspiration. From a giant mechanical cockroach to robotic flying insects, from robotunas to robolobsters, viewers see how nature's ideas are leading to faster, smarter and sturdier robots -- including some modeled on the most complex animals of all: human beings.
Cast
Alan Alda
Crew
John Angier
Executive Producer
David Berenson
Editor
Michael Boyle
Sound
Joseph Canali
Production Manager
Graham Chedd
Writer
Graham Chedd
Producer
Graham Chedd
Executive Producer
Phillip Corona
Production Assistant
Adam Geiger
Camera
Peter Hoving
Photography
Steve Izzi
Sound Mixer
Bill Kenney
On-Line Editor
Raina Kumra
Production Assistant
Andrew Liebman
Writer
Andrew Liebman
Producer
Karin Hoving Mainville
Associate Producer
Danielle Mann
Other
Sean Maynard
Animator
Sean Maynard
Graphics
Sean Moyer
Animator
John Osborne
Sound
Randy Roos
Music
Jed Schwartz
Animator
Steve Sherrick
Post-Production Supervisor
Andrew Steger-wilson
Researcher
Howard P Stern
Production Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Lively Robots, Scientific American Frontiers (11/02/99)
Genre
Documentary
Nature
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
