Lawrence Turman helped produce this film based on a military robot who is struck by lightning and gains human like intelligence 
Lawrence Turman: Lawrence Turman (born November 28, 1926 in Los Angeles) is a film producer who currently serves as the director of The Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California. Short Circuit (1986 film):  The film's plot centers upon an experimental military robot that is struck by lightning and gains a more humanlike intelligence, with which it embarks to explore its new state.
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