Cute robots film a documentary about humans

Robots are filming a documentary of a strange, mysterious race known as humans.

The adorable, cubic robots hope to uncover such secrets as who we love most in the world and what's the worst thing we've ever done.

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The robots were created by Alex Reben as part of a master's thesis at MIT, according to Wired. Reben and Brent Hoff, a filmmaker, say they will use them to create the first ever documentary directed and filmed by robots.

In the video above, Hoff says they are testing the theory that people think of robots in human terms, meaning they are willing to open up to them and even share secrets.

A preview for the project, which is called BlabDroid, suggests people are certainly willing to chat with a cute robot that speaks in a child's voice.

"My documentary is about human-robot relationships. Do you think they are possible?" says the little voice.

The responses are largely affirmative.

Wired reports the filmmakers will let loose their robot friends at Tribeca Film Festival in New York this week and broadcast the resulting footage on Sunday.

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While they may be the first successful robot filmmakers, I'm betting these bots won't manage to explain every wonder of the human race, that bizarre species they've chosen as a subject.