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Documentary about android and humanoid robots as seen from the perspective of photographer and MD, Max Aguilera-Hellweg, as he documents human anatomy and the frontiers of robot science in his quest to define what it means to be human.

Human history is at a turning point. The distance between mankind and machines has never been so narrow. We and they are so close in fact that doubts are being cast as to what it is to be human. Mankind's future is being played out now. What if robots could make us immortal?

We are on the verge of a humanoid revolution. These robots with a human face are ever more efficient; they walk, see, hear and speak. They look more and more like us and are nearly ready to enter our homes and lives. In ten years, predict the roboticists, androids will belong to our daily lives just as personal computers do now. What about us? Are we ready to welcome them?

This revolution concerns us all. Max Aguilera-Hellweg, a photographer, physician, artist and scientist, travels the world to tell us about it. From Vermont to Japan, from New York to Osaka, he is a unique, front-line witness. He visits cutting-edge research centres and will act as guide in our film, At the Heart of Robots, an account of this scientific and artistic quest.