Robotics + Art
Week 3
Josh Woods
As Professor Vensa explained, you cannot talk robotics without bringing up the printing press. The printing press was the beginning of technology that could basically do a man's work for him while being efficient enough to produce multiple copies in less time. This new invention was very innovative and created mass production. The printing press was able to create 3000 book copies a day versus only forty if copied by hand.
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| Ford Assembly Line |
From the printing press bringing mass production, the idea of the assembly line mentality came to be. Originally cars were only available to the wealthy. Henry Ford used assembly lines to mass produce automobiles. He did this to make cars more affordable to everyone. The scientific management style Ford used was called Taylorism. Merriam-Webster defines Taylorism as "a factory management system developed in the late 19th century to increase efficiency by evaluating every step in a manufacturing process and breaking down production into specialized repetitive tasks." The problem with this method is that it treated workers like part of the machine which is very inhumane.
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| Scene From I, Robot |
Artist and Scientists brought the idea of robots from art and technology. Da Vinci brought the idea of Automata (predecessors to cyborgs). from this, i believe we started forming the ideas of technology and robots taking over the world. Many books, tv shows, movies, and art show a glimpse of this. My favorite example is the film I, Robot. One man fears the fears the power that man gives technology and when all the world ignorantly doesn't see that the robots have the capability to take over until they actually do.
One thing that I believe about art is that the artist and their personal effects are what makes the art special. When pieces are available to anybody, it is isn't valuable. The rarest pieces art the most special and are more heavily sought after. Technology can enhance art to another level, but when a robot is doing all of the work it loses its personality and value.
Citations:
Bosch, Torie. "Can You Tell Whether a Robot or an Artist Painted This Portrait?" Slate Magazine. N.p., 15 Nov. 2012. Web. 18 Apr. 2016. <http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2012/11/tresset_robot_artist_artist_engineers_robots_to_make_art_and_save_his_own.html>.
"The Ford Model T Assembly Line." The Ford Model T Assembly Line. N.p., Apr. 2007. Web. 18 Apr. 2016. <http://www.barefootsworld.net/ford-model-t.html>.
"Hot Robot At SXSW Says She Wants To Destroy Humans." Youtube.com. The Pulse | CNBC, 16 Mar. 2016. Web. 17 Apr. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0_DPi0PmF0>.
Ji Xie Gong Di = I,robot. By James Cromwell, Laurence Mark, Bridget Moynahan, and Will Smith. Perf. Will Smith. De Li Ying Shi., 2004. Film.
"Taylorism." Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2016. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Taylorism>.
Hi, I like your idea that art is special because of the artist and personal reflection on art works. If robots do everything for human hands, art works may look perfectness but lose some fun. This idea is based on a belief that few defects can also be artistic. Meanwhile, from another point of view, the process of hand-making may inspire artists to create better works since inspiration is very important for artists.
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