Week 3: Robotics + Art

       In this week's topics, Robotics and Art was a topic that struck my interest as it may seem they both play as almost two completely different topics but in reality, together create unimaginable creativity. 

        Walter Benjamin brought up the concept of "mechanical reproduction of art" when he stated, "The situations into which the product of mechanical reproduction can be brought may not touch the actual work of art, vet the quality of its presence is always depreciated.". This was striking and unfortunately seen in our world, where work from mechanical systems sometimes never encounter the work of art and will only be forgetting and unappreciated through time. An example of this could be powerful cameras to capture natures's beauty or cameras to film movies or tv shows. Specfically like this photo captured by Apollo 8 Lunar Module Pilot Bill Anders on 1968 and this scene in the movie film "Contact" where it shows extremely great camera work to capture the actor's actions. 

kilgore9012. 18 of The Most Amazing Photographs Ever Taken. https://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/22-of-some-of-the-most-amazing-photographs-ever-taken/85938855/. Accessed 16 Apr. 2022.

Amr Ibrahim. Contact , Tricky Mirror Scene. 2009, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD0_5HFMPIg.

        Professor Vesna mentions the emergence of robots in relation to mass production which truly brings about the idea of this creation but it does not stop there. She moves to today's time where its robots and computers are now big concepts for creativity . Fast forward to a concept of having robors creating art is where we are today and I want to elaborate more on. Below is an example of this where robots are 3D printing objects from utility gadgets to fun sulptures. 

MitsubishiFAEU. Six-Axis Robot Turns 3D Printing into an Art Form. 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxgeESWS3z0.

On a final note, 3D with computers/robots has become such an amazing tool for us humans with big project such as 3D printing homes and 3D printing limbs in bioengineering. Robots/Computers can be used in fun and creative ways but always ways that can help us achieve a greater atmosphere for people in need and solve issues that arising all around the world. 

References:

3D-Printed Homes: How 3D Printers Are Building Affordable Housing | The Zebra. https://www.thezebra.com/resources/home/3d-printed-homes/. Accessed 16 Apr. 2022.

Birrell, Ian. “3D-Printed Prosthetic Limbs: The next Revolution in Medicine.” The Observer, 19 Feb. 2017, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/19/3d-printed-prosthetic-limbs-revolution-in-medicine.

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

Vesna, Victoria. “Robotics pt2.” Robotics + Art.16 April. 2012. Lecture.

Vesna, Victoria. “Robotics pt3.” Robotics + Art.16 April. 2012. Lecture