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Building Robots, Fostering Happiness

A group of engineering college students in Japan had a challenging assignment: to build a robot that makes people happy for a prestigious national competition. The COVID-19 pandemic threw many obstacles in their way, including tight schedules and limits on group work. Under these difficult conditions, they began to grow apart. How will they tackle the theme and work as one? What does happiness mean to each of them? This program takes a behind-the-scenes look at a robot contest unlike any other.

English
  • Originally Aired August 15, 2021
  • Runtime 35 minutes
  • Network NHK
  • Created October 4, 2021 by
    soulflexin
  • Modified October 9, 2022 by
    Deleted User 2390151