Technocultural research into robotics
Edited by Chris Chesher and Justine Humphry
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Speeding beyond the human
Most robots I’ve seen move at a very deliberate pace. The computational challenge of processing multiple signals, and deciding what to do next (while not draining the battery too much) mean that most research robots take a long time to do pretty much anything.
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I am a robot
Seb Chan pointed me to this irresistible piece of lo-tech, 8-bit, robot dub reggae.
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Digital Humanities meets Robotic Humanities
On Friday December 10, I suggested a new term for our field of research: Robotic Humanities, the deployment of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences traditions in field of robotics (see my slides). Of course this Robot/Arts intersection is not new at all, as Simon Penny will talk about this Friday.
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Simon Penny: 60 Years of Situated Machines – Robotic Art as a site for technical and aesthetic innovation, activism and intervention
This keynote will attempt to provide a context for the assessment of the contemporary condition of robotic cultural practices by reviewing the history of the field and the history of pertinent ideas and debates.
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Economist articles on robotics
The Economist has published some articles on robotics recently: eye robots and artificial intelligence.
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Greymouth rescue robot fails. Others follow.
Rescue robots are among the more compelling robot applications, particularly if they can prove themselves as reliable explorers of the places where people can’t go. They promise to reveal truth in the unknown, and provide a hope where it is dwindling.
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Departing Durrant-Whyte tells the Australian Centre for Field Robotics story
In his final public spiel as Director of the Australian Centre for Field Robotics, Hugh Durrant-Whyte connected his personal motivations and values with his ambitious goals to create a successful research centre.
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Annotated photos of Robotworld
I have organised some of my photos from Robotworld in Korea (October 28-31, 2010) into three categories: entertainment robots, service robots and industrial robots. These categories are somewhat loose. I have annotated the photos with company names and weblinks where I have been able to trace them down.
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Impressions of Robotworld, Seoul 2010
Which robots will be culturally and economically viable? There is no easy answer to this question. Wandering around Robotworld for three days gave only some indications.