Speed Dating Pt. 3
Group Names- Katie R., Ursula S.
Majors- Ceramics, MADT
Media- Drawings
Katie and Ursula's project responded to parts of the reading that talked about failing robots and intelligent design only being as intelligent as the people who design them. They brought up good points as to the idea of how we fear things that we consider more perfect (ie. robots). The idea that something is more perfect and infallible than use scares us, and we feel anxiety caused by something that we can't control/relate to through their greater perfection.
For their project, they created a series of drawings (collected collaboratively from a randomly selected group of people) depicting people's depictions of robotic failures. Through this process, the discovered that the humorous tone of their requests led people to reflect themselves in their drawings. People appeared to reflect their own feelings about failures through their drawings of robotic failures.
I enjoyed the interesting and often very funny drawings that they presented. They represented people as failed robots through their collection of outsourced drawings of failed robots, and the people who drew the drawings often created robots that felt far more human than a normal robot through giving it a fairly human characteristic: failure.
Group Names- Ana
Majors- Painting(?)
Media- Photo-documentation
Ana's project responded to the idea of the future of having robots do everyday tasks for us. Her project was inspired by the historical/ ancient uses/mentions of robots or robot-like creatures/mechanisms.
Her project consisted of a staged photo-documentation of a toy robotic slave doing everyday chores for her. She used her son's toy robot to stage photos where it appeared to do the chores around the house for her.
Her project brought up ideas of the ethics of the future of robotic workers, the possible relationship to slavery, and the idea that the things we have build may have the agency to 'be'. The use of a child's toy also brings up the possibly negative relationship that children have to robotics/toys/robotic toys.
I liked her project and thought it brought up interesting and relevant points about the future use of robotics in our everyday lives. The relationship to children and the possible implications of their interactions with and overuse of advanced technology changing them were very interesting to me.
Group Names- Myah, Jordyn
Majors- MADT
Media- Video compilation
Myah and Jordyn's project responded to ideas in the reading about the projection of feelings and emotions onto inanimate objects and the relationship between robotics and children. The Helpless Robot was a a work that their project referenced.
Their project was to create a compilation of children's toy commercials featuring children's toys that were either robotic or modeled to look like robotics. Many commercials featuring the 'newest' technology in moving and talking dolls marketed to young girls were brought up (many of which were very creepy to look back on).
They brought up the fact that robots in car factories are considered to be very different that 'toy', or characterized robots, and the way that we related to them differs greatly. Robots in the media, videogames, marketing, etc, are characterized as to allow people to relate to them either differently or easier. Robots used in scientific/manufacturing fields are considered more sterile and use-specific than the robotic dinosaur you give your child. Personification becomes a way of marketing, though the toy robots still remain uncanny.
I found their project humorous, though relevant through their focus on how robots are marketed, specifically to children, and how our relationship to robotics changes through their personification. I think it would be interesting to see their own versions of this phenomena.
Group Names- Alec, Kristie
Majors- MADT, Jewellery + Metals
Media- Wooden box, mechanical/tiny computer elements
Robots being used to mimic human motions as closely as possible. Opposite of assisting humans- assists with super simple tasks that humans are already able to do.
Alec and Kristie's project responded to ideas found in the reading about the creation of robots to assist humans with tasks that are hard to do or would be easier/more efficient for a autonomous creation to accomplish. Human actions are often mimicked by robotics.
Their project was to create a robot that assisted people with super simple, everyday tasks, focusing on the idea of mimicking human actions and understanding the complexity of simple actions in light of recreating them in robotics. Their project was to create a machine that assisted people with brushing their teeth, playing off of the idea that robots are usually created to assist humans with complex tasks or tasks that they cannot do themselves. Brushing teeth is a task that is easy and people (most people) do daily.
Their project brought up the possible future of robots replacing humans in their everyday tasks, including very simple or personal ones, such as tooth brushing. I really liked their project, and it was very interesting to watch it actually work.
Majors- Ceramics, MADT
Media- Drawings
Katie and Ursula's project responded to parts of the reading that talked about failing robots and intelligent design only being as intelligent as the people who design them. They brought up good points as to the idea of how we fear things that we consider more perfect (ie. robots). The idea that something is more perfect and infallible than use scares us, and we feel anxiety caused by something that we can't control/relate to through their greater perfection.
For their project, they created a series of drawings (collected collaboratively from a randomly selected group of people) depicting people's depictions of robotic failures. Through this process, the discovered that the humorous tone of their requests led people to reflect themselves in their drawings. People appeared to reflect their own feelings about failures through their drawings of robotic failures.
I enjoyed the interesting and often very funny drawings that they presented. They represented people as failed robots through their collection of outsourced drawings of failed robots, and the people who drew the drawings often created robots that felt far more human than a normal robot through giving it a fairly human characteristic: failure.
Group Names- Ana
Majors- Painting(?)
Media- Photo-documentation
Ana's project responded to the idea of the future of having robots do everyday tasks for us. Her project was inspired by the historical/ ancient uses/mentions of robots or robot-like creatures/mechanisms.
Her project consisted of a staged photo-documentation of a toy robotic slave doing everyday chores for her. She used her son's toy robot to stage photos where it appeared to do the chores around the house for her.
Her project brought up ideas of the ethics of the future of robotic workers, the possible relationship to slavery, and the idea that the things we have build may have the agency to 'be'. The use of a child's toy also brings up the possibly negative relationship that children have to robotics/toys/robotic toys.
I liked her project and thought it brought up interesting and relevant points about the future use of robotics in our everyday lives. The relationship to children and the possible implications of their interactions with and overuse of advanced technology changing them were very interesting to me.
Group Names- Myah, Jordyn
Majors- MADT
Media- Video compilation
Myah and Jordyn's project responded to ideas in the reading about the projection of feelings and emotions onto inanimate objects and the relationship between robotics and children. The Helpless Robot was a a work that their project referenced.
Their project was to create a compilation of children's toy commercials featuring children's toys that were either robotic or modeled to look like robotics. Many commercials featuring the 'newest' technology in moving and talking dolls marketed to young girls were brought up (many of which were very creepy to look back on).
They brought up the fact that robots in car factories are considered to be very different that 'toy', or characterized robots, and the way that we related to them differs greatly. Robots in the media, videogames, marketing, etc, are characterized as to allow people to relate to them either differently or easier. Robots used in scientific/manufacturing fields are considered more sterile and use-specific than the robotic dinosaur you give your child. Personification becomes a way of marketing, though the toy robots still remain uncanny.
I found their project humorous, though relevant through their focus on how robots are marketed, specifically to children, and how our relationship to robotics changes through their personification. I think it would be interesting to see their own versions of this phenomena.
Group Names- Alec, Kristie
Majors- MADT, Jewellery + Metals
Media- Wooden box, mechanical/tiny computer elements
Robots being used to mimic human motions as closely as possible. Opposite of assisting humans- assists with super simple tasks that humans are already able to do.
Alec and Kristie's project responded to ideas found in the reading about the creation of robots to assist humans with tasks that are hard to do or would be easier/more efficient for a autonomous creation to accomplish. Human actions are often mimicked by robotics.
Their project was to create a robot that assisted people with super simple, everyday tasks, focusing on the idea of mimicking human actions and understanding the complexity of simple actions in light of recreating them in robotics. Their project was to create a machine that assisted people with brushing their teeth, playing off of the idea that robots are usually created to assist humans with complex tasks or tasks that they cannot do themselves. Brushing teeth is a task that is easy and people (most people) do daily.
Their project brought up the possible future of robots replacing humans in their everyday tasks, including very simple or personal ones, such as tooth brushing. I really liked their project, and it was very interesting to watch it actually work.
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