"SPACES" is a program intended to get kids to pursue careers in science.
Teenage hosts joke around, but reassure us that the development of ROBOT technology is not to let people be lazy, but to improve life.
Segment on ROBOTS in industry. Shots of ROBOT ARMS handling materials, twisting a RUBIK'S CUBE. Shots of ROBOTS carrying materials. Shots of ROBOT ARMS building CARS on ASSEMBLY LINE doing WELDING. Shots of automated production line, with human workers. Exterior of Digital Equipment Corporation plant. People inside the factory assemlbling computer parts. Various shots of whirling mainframe computers. Robotic cart moves boxes from a warehouse. Nancy Wallace, industrial engineer, talking to factory workers, working at her desk, etc. Various shots of workers in the factory. Robotic arms doing jobs that would be dangerous for humans, working at high tempertures, etc. Nancy says that automation is indicative of a closer relationship between management and workers and workers getting more involved with the company. Various shots of the workers in the factory.
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Nancy Wallace, industrial engineer for Digital, walks through the factory floor and VO talks about opportunities for minorities in science and engineering, experiences as an American Indian engineer.
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Nancy Wallace, industrial engineer for Digital, talks about opportunities for minorities in science and engineering, experiences as an American Indian engineer. CU of Nancy working at her computer.