The concept of creating robots with living characteristics, such as growth, reproduction, and self-sustainment is becoming ever more prevalent in science today. In Hod Lipson's TED Talk "Building 'Self-Aware' Robots," he suggests that scientists must stop designing more advanced technology and allow the technology to evolve on its own. This may seem a bold concept for the average person to wrap their head around considering most of todays electronics deteriorate over time but the ideas have been there for quite awhile. The line between mechanisms and organisms becomes narrower with time as films of today show robots that can disguise themselves as humans and heal damaged limbs. Terminator 3 portrays this perfectly.
Technology today incorporates ideas of this nature through artificial intelligence, motion sensors, or automatic focus. Cameras have evolved tremendously over the last century let alone the past decade, so much that it has reshaped art. Whether it be for financial reasons or because the technology is at our disposal, todays art has been redefined by mechanics. Besides photography we see it in sculpture, no longer do artists need to labor away at a piece of marble when they may work with clay and later pour a medium of their choice into a cast. Video games also allow artists to fully express themselves with the convenient use of a computer. World of Warcraft leads the way in this field, creating the most aesthetically pleasing of today's games.
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We use technology as a means to create more elaborate art and translate our ideas more thoroughly. Furthermore, inventors of today create machinery that is also art, or art with a purpose. Cars have been works of art since the first blueprints. Yes the vehicle must be safe when traveling from point A to point B but designers must also make a product that can sell and advertise itself. This allows the artistic faculties to unfold. Our cars define us and therefore we must find one that mirrors our image and fits a look we want to uphold. Technology moves forward is numerous ways.
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Sources:
http://www.ted.com/talks/hod_lipson_builds_self_aware_robots.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CLIWyKuHiQ
http://wallpoper.com/wallpaper/video-games-241462
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19576763
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