Week 3 blog

Robotics and art are two subjects that can coincide to make beautiful and innovative creations. In particular, computers are used much of the time to create art with the use of different programs such as adobe illustrator. With software such as this, art can be taken to more extreme lengths to create new and unique art.
Art made with adobe illustrator

One very interesting subject this week from Professor Vesna's lectures are the Japanese robots. I find it very interesting how robots are such a prominent piece of technology in Japanese culture. These robots are a great example of art and robotics coming together. The outter shell of the robots are much of the time intricately decorated and formed to look human like.

Human like robot developed in Japan

Evidently, art was a major factor in creating the robot shown above. The small details along with hair follicles and blemishes were all designed for the purpose of making this robot as human like as possible. According to a CBS article, "In Japan, the human population is shrinking ... and robots are on the rise" (Fieldstadt). Perhaps this statistic is a reason for the increase in robotics in Japan. Robotics is a very intellectual topic that is further improved with the involvement of art. I hope to watch closely as the two coincide and new technologies are created.

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    Fieldstadt, Elisha. “Creepily Human-like Robots.” CBS News, CBS Interactive, 2 Aug. 2017, www.cbsnews.com/pictures/creepily-human-like-robots-2/.

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