Robotic and art

In the previous week’s lecture, we have learned that science (math) can play a very influential role in art.  This week topic, robotics and art, shows us how the art can also influence the technology development. In Professor Vesna’s lecture, she argues that art has greatly influenced technology development. She points that the idea of robots was first came up by artists.

This just reminds me of my favorite cartoon- Astro Boy when I was a kid. It was first published in 1952. The cartoon tells us the adventure of a robot called Astro Boy and how he saves the world. The author gives life to a robot. Astro Boy has ability to talk and think like human being. This can be considered as the originality of artificial intelligence.  

Astro Boy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nYBfYlU0mA

However, technology develop does not always have positive impact on art. In his article, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”, Benjamin points out “mechanical reproduction puts an end to uniqueness, creativity, and authenticity.”

In the movie, the terminator, artificially intelligence machines invented by human beings eventually get their own minds in the future. Then, they attempted to attack human beings and caused great damage. Even though it is only a frictional film, people should still be careful about technology development.

The Terminator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4Jo8QoOTQ4

From the examples above, I believe that people should critically think about the relationship between art and robotics. Robotics and art should impact each other positively to develop a better society. UCLA now starts to do robotic surgery. Using robots to do the surgery will allow the surgery be more accurate and less expensive.

Robotic Surgery

http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=941

Works Cited

Astro Boy. 2009. Film. Youtube. Viso Trailer. 15 April. 2009. Web. 20 Oct. 2013.

< http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nYBfYlU0mA>

The Terminator. Film. Youtube. Eduarda Alice Santos. Nov.2006. Web. Oct 20. 2013.

< http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4Jo8QoOTQ4>

Robotic Surgery.  UCLA Health. Web. Oct 20.2013 <http://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=941>

Benjamin, Walter. “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”. 1936. 

Vesna, Vectoria “Robotics + Art Lecture” 

<https://cole2.uconline.edu/courses/63226/wiki/unit-3-view?module_item_id=970429>