by Penelope Clay, (c) Powerhouse Museum
An interesting article appeared on the ABC webpage on Robotics.
Among other subjects discussed it talks about how robots will be changing society by their active presence in our homes as companions and servants; and behind the scenes building and running our infrastructure. One issue discussed is form vs function; does it matter what robots look like? Should they be humanoid or can they merely be an arm on a stick?
The article labelled as Sci-fi is now reality. Robots are creeping into every aspect of our lives. But what will they look like?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/301303/681231/5786/0/
It mentions a number of interesting sites about robots including:-
CSIRO has many of the latest developments from Australian researchers. http://www.ict.csiro.au/page.php?cid=37
The Australian Network for Art and Technology brings together artists with emerging technologies. http://www.anat.org.au/
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics blog gets technical about the latest robot technologies.
http://smart-machines.blogspot.com/
Some other interesting references to Robots can be found in the Powerhouse Museum Star Wars Where Science Meets Imagination webpage on http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/starwars/
The Powerhouse Museum also has a wide range of robots fictional, practical and prototypical that can be found as part of the Cyberworlds exhibition. Including Isaac Above – though no John Travolta – -certainly a popular member of the museum. http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/exhibitions/cyberworlds_AI.asp
Or our collection database http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/
