Robots and Art
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- Synopsis
- The first compendium on robotic art of its kind, this book explores theintegration of robots into human society and our attitudes, fears and hopes ina world shared with autonomous machines. It raises questions about thebenefits, risks and ethics of the transformative changes to society that are the consequence of robotstaking on new roles alongside humans. It takes the reader on a journey into the world of the strange,the beautiful, the uncanny and the daring - and into the minds and works ofsome of the world's most prolific creators of robotic art. Offering anin-depth look at robotic art from the viewpoints of artists, engineers andscientists, it presentsoutstanding works of contemporary robotic art and brings together for the first time some of themost influential artists in this area in the last three decades. Starting froma historical review, this transdisciplinary work explores the nexus betweenrobotic research and the arts andexamines the diversityof robotic art, the encounter with robotic otherness, machine embodiment andhuman-robot interaction. Stories of difficulties, pitfalls and successes arerecalled, characterising the multifaceted collaborations across the diversedisciplines required to create robotic art. Although the book isprimarily targeted towards researchers, artists and students in robotics,computer science and the arts,its accessible style appeals to anyone intrigued by robots and the arts.
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9789811003219
- Publisher:
- Springer Singapore, Singapore
- Date of Addition:
- 12/08/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Computers and Internet
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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