Matt Cottingham
Director
Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots (2017)
Season 1
Evolutionary biologist Dr Ben Garrod and electronics engineer Professor Danielle George explore whether machines built to enhance our lives could one day become our greatest rivals.
Released July 26, 2017
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series
Watch Providers: Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Episode 1
Professor Danielle George MBE, an electronics engineer from Manchester University and a robot supporter, and Dr Ben Garrod, an evolutionary biologist from Anglia Ruskin University and robo-sceptic, uncover whether the rise of the robots will enhance the progress of humanity or ultimately threaten the survival of the human race. Ben is unashamedly unnerved by the tremendous rate that robots are evolving, whilst Danielle is welcoming them with open arms. To make sense of Ben's fears and Danielle's optimism, they set out to investigate the evolution of robots - treating them as if they are an emerging 'species'.
July 26, 2017, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
Danielle and Ben investigate whether robots will ever become our friends, if we should trust them with our lives, and if one day they will even become conscious.
Aug. 2, 2017, midnight
Network: BBC Four
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: July 26, 2017
Last Air Date: Aug. 2, 2017, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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