ROBOLOVE is an insightful look not only at a number of the ambitious advancements in robotic and A.I. technology in recent times, but a provocative study of the emerging and often surprising issues concerning morality, humanity, diversity and identity, as society progresses en-masse into unchartered technological territory. With robots increasingly entering our private lives, the film gently probes the issues at the cusp of a new-age of servitude.

Humanoid robots, androids, and sex robots arouse curiosity, provoke fears, and fuel very-human fantasies of power. But what is the greater purpose of our new creations? In Maria Arlamovsky’s ROBOLOVE, we discover that for all their likenesses, robots reflect more about ourselves than their creators would perhaps care to admit. ROBOLOVE focuses its sights on an emerging new dialogue, one between technology and social responsibility.

From this unusual dynamic, a tension rises between enthusiasm for those who dare to dream to advance our society, and those who rightfully question the effects of their motives. In short, a baffling and bracing new question has begun to emerge; to what extent can robots be held accountable for their actions, and where lies the responsibility of humans? The film visits technology centres across Japan, Korea, China, USA and Europe, reflecting on the strategies of the men and women who are engineering changes that may one day expand both the human body and even the human lifespan.

Featuring Japanese robotics guru Hiroshi Ishiguro, influential trans-humanist Natasha Vita More and a cast of some of the world’s most advanced robots, ROBOLOVE also reflects the opinions of spiritualists, philosophers and sex-workers, all perhaps unexpectedly impacted by the ever-blurring lines between person and machine.

How can we diversify robotic design to appeal to a broader audience? Will we be regularly backing-up our brains by 2050? Can robots provide the necessary support for the elderly? For children? Can a robot ever replace the sensitivity of human touch? Can a robot even escape the male gaze? ROBOLOVE is a deeply relevant and gently thought-provoking film, a documentary with more than a human side.