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World Service,16 Sep 2014,28 mins

Brighton Digital Festival

Digital Planet

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Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thompson travel to the south of England for the Brighton Digital Festival. In a special report, they talk to digital archaeologists about excavating the digital world 50 years from now. Gareth takes the remote controls of Carduino – a 3D-printed toy car hacked with an Arduino. Colin Grant talks to the innovative artist, Holly Herndon, who demonstrates how she composes using her lap top as a musical instrument. And, the Click team are invited to a near future world of caring robots that break down social barriers to embrace you. (Photo: People play the laser light synth at Brighton Digital Festival 2014 © photographed by Oleg Pulemjotov)

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