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Spare Parts is a 2015 drama film directed by Sean McNamara and produced by David Alpert, Rick Jacobs, Leslie Kolins Small, George Lopez, and Ben Odell.It is based on the Wired magazine article "La Vida Robot" (Robot Life) by Joshua Davis, about the true story of a group of students from a mainly Latino high school, who won first place over M.I.T. in the 2004 MATE ROV competition.
- $3.6 million
- January 16, 2015
- $4 million
- Andres Levin
Jan 30, 2015 · The True Story Behind 'Spare Parts' - Science Friday. In 2004, four Arizona teenagers won the MATE Underwater Robotics competition with a rover cobbled together from PVC pipe and spare parts. Three of the four winners were undocumented and risked deportation when they traveled to Santa Barbara to win MATE’s top prize. This month, their story ...
In 2004, a team of high school students from Carl Hayden Community High School in Phoenix, Arizona, defeated college teams, including MIT, in an underwater robotic competition. “This is the ...
Jun 5, 2015 · Spare Parts: Directed by Sean McNamara. With George Lopez, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Lee Curtis, Carlos PenaVega. Four Mexican high school students form a robotics club.
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Dec 2, 2014 · Ten years ago, WIRED readers provided scholarships to four high school kids who beat MIT in a robotics competition. On the eve of a movie about them, here's how there lives have changed. Lorenzo ...
Jan 14, 2015 · He tweets @falconmaster. Cristian Arcega, one of the Carl Hayden Community High School students who inspired the film "Spare Parts." He tweets @Cristian_Arcega. This segment aired on January 14 ...
Apr 12, 2014 · Across the Web. Spare Parts on DVD May 5, 2015 starring Carlos Pena, George Lopez, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Lee Curtis. Based on an incredible true story, La Vida Robot chronicles the journey of four undocumented Mexican-American high school students from Phoe.
