Artificial living beings and robots - one root,variety of influences

HORÁKOVÁ, Jana and Jozef KELEMEN. Artificial living beings and robots - one root,variety of influences. Artificial Life and Robotics. Japonsko: Springer Japan, 2009, Vol. 13, No. 2, p. 555-560. ISSN 1433-5298.

Basic information

• Original name: Artificial living beings and robots - one root,variety of influences
• Name in Czech: Umělé živé bytosti a roboti - jeden původ, mnoho vlivů
• Authors: HORÁKOVÁ, Jana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jozef KELEMEN (703 Slovakia).
• Edition: Artificial Life and Robotics, Japonsko, Springer Japan, 2009, 1433-5298.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: Art, architecture, cultural heritage
• Country of publisher: Japan
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/09:00035197
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Keywords (in Czech): Robot - umělý život - Karel Čapek - robotické umění - Turingův stroj - Turingova hypotéza - Turingův test - posthumanismus - Kyborg
• Keywords in English: Robot - Artificial life - Karel Čapek - Robotic art - Turing machine - Turing hypotheses - Turing test - Posthumanism - Cyborg
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The concept of the robot originated, during the 20th century, and then influenced many areas of human activities in the fields of science, engineering, and economy, but also the arts and culture in general, to a considerable extent. This contribution sketches very briefly the original meaning of the notion of a robot, and then some of the transformations of the original meaning, and some of the influences of the concept of robot during the past century. The currently unreflected fact, the roots of the idea of artificial life as well as the idea of robots in Karel Čapeks famous play R. U. R., is also mentioned.

Abstract (in Czech)

The concept of the robot originated, during the 20th century, and then influenced many areas of human activities in the fields of science, engineering, and economy, but also the arts and culture in general, to a considerable extent. This contribution sketches very briefly the original meaning of the notion of a robot, and then some of the transformations of the original meaning, and some of the influences of the concept of robot during the past century. The currently unreflected fact, the roots of the idea of artificial life as well as the idea of robots in Karel Čapeks famous play R. U. R.,is also mentioned.

Links

• LC544, research and development project: Name: Výzkum funkcí techniky při vzniku a provozování múzického díla

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR