When I think of robotics, I don’t usually think about art. I usually only thought about robotics in the context of technology, science, and engineering. I don’t really know about robotics, but I was aware of it because my brothers and my boyfriend are part of the robotics club at school, and they aspire to be engineers. This reinforced my idea that robotics only has to do with the sciences.
This unit made me think about how robotics could be related to art. My boyfriend, former president of my high school robotics club, told me “An Arduino is the name of a popular hobby development board. This board was created to cater to beginners and allow an easy way into the world of microcontrollers” (Miyaguchi). On the Arduino Blog, I found a robot that could “make drawings on a massive scale” (Arduino Team) on sand.
Next, Professor Vesna mentions artists’ commentary on machines, such as Charlie Chaplin’s film Modern Times (Vesna). I think that this film humorously, yet accurately, depicts the relationship between workers and machines (Chaplin). Even though machines don’t evoke thoughts on art, Chaplin used machines as inspiration in his art.
“Pablo Odysseus” is a robot that makes art in the sand. https://blog.arduino.cc/2017/04/18/pablo-odysseus-is-an-autonomus-bot-that-rakes-art-in-the-sand/
Then, Professor Kusahara talks about how the Japanese gave support for the creation of helper robots in the case of disasters, such as earthquakes (Kusahara). This evoked me to think about the Disney movie Big Hero 6. In the movie, Baymax is a robot programmed to help humans and provide medical attention. To me, this was the first Disney film that had depicted a theme of technology and robotics. Even though this movie has a science theme, it still successfully evokes strong emotions, which art aims to do. Big Hero 6 definitely showed me how robots can influence film and art.
Works Cited
Arduino Team. “Pablo Odysseus Is an Autonomus Bot that Rakes Art in the Sand.” Blog Post Type. Arduino Blog. Arduino, 18 Apr 2017. Web. 18 Apr 2017.
Kusahara, Machiko. “Robotics 1.” Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 14 Apr 2012. Web. 18 Apr 2017.
Modern Times. Dir. Charlie Chaplin. United Artists, 1936. Film.
Vesna, Victoria. “Robotics pt 1.” Online video clip. Youtube. YouTube, 15 Apr 2012. Web. 18 Apr 2017.
Walt Disney Animation Studios. “‘Discover’ Clip - Big Hero 6.” Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 2 Sept 2014. Web. 18 Apr 2017.
Both are very interesting movies. I also like Big Hero 6 as it provides a critical human side to otherwise emotionless robot. And with the current technological advancements in robotics and AI, future robots will surely be composed of both science and human arts.
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