More Than Robots

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More Than Robots

2022

1h 29m

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"More Than Robots" follows four teams of teenagers from around the world as they prepare for the 2020 FIRST® Robotics Competition. Get to know teams from Los Angeles, Mexico City and Chiba, Japan as they work towards the goal of taking their unique designs all the way to the highly competitive global championships. Although they are faced with overcoming challenges along the way, such as having limited resources within their community or putting everything on hold because of a world-wide pandemic, the kids persevere and learn that there is a lot more to the competition than just robots.

Teo Bugbee

New York Times

03/17/2022

Like many of the young inventors she documents, Jacobs has created a project that doesn’t fall apart at first touch. But her film doesn’t meet the mark for excellence, either.

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

03/16/2022

More Than Robots’ raison d'être may be the uplift of science and engineering, but there’s a worthy civics lesson to be had there too.

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John Daniel Tangalin

The Cinema Spot

Jul 19

5/5

The young adults in More Than Robots learn that they will inevitably run into mistakes but do not allow this to stop them. Instead, they leave themselves more room for improvement.

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

04/11/2022

3/5

This well-meaning documentary offers an inspiring glimpse into the world of teen robotics teams and will certainly have its niche, but general audiences may find it slightly long.

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

03/25/2022

3/4

If it encourages anybody to get involved in STEM, that's good. Because we need more people trying to make out there trying to make the world a better place rather than people trying to destroy each other's robots on the battlefield.

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

03/24/2022

6/10

I always seem to enjoy these genius kid documentaries and this one is no exception!

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03/23/2022

I loved it. It gave a new perspective on high school life other than the common clubs and sports.

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Gillian Jacobs

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Jason Sterman

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Brian McGinn

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David Gelb

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"More Than Robots" follows four teams of teenagers from around the world as they prepare for the 2020 FIRST® Robotics Competition. Get to know teams from Los Angeles, Mexico City and Chiba, Japan as they work towards the goal of taking their unique designs all the way to the highly competitive global championships. Although they are faced with overcoming challenges along the way, such as having limited resources within their community or putting everything on hold because of a world-wide pandemic, the kids persevere and learn that there is a lot more to the competition than just robots.

Director: Gillian Jacobs
Producer: Jason Sterman, Brian McGinn, David Gelb
Production Co: Lucasfilm Ltd.
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 18, 2022
Runtime: 1h 29m