Jul 6, 2020 · In this work, we ask about the relevance of medieval automata in modern culture, and about what we can learn from imagined robots in the distant past.
In this work, we ask about the relevance of medieval automata in modern culture, and about what we can learn from imagined robots in the distant past.
Chronicled in romances and song as well as histories and encyclopedias, medieval automata were powerful cultural objects that probed the limits of natural philosophy, illuminated and challenged definitions of life and death, and epitomized the transformative and threatening potential of foreign knowledge and culture.
Medieval robots: the role of historical automata in the design of future robots. M Luria, J Pusateri, J Oden Choi, R Aronson, N Yildirim, MW Steenson.
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Medieval Robots: The Role of Historical Automata in the Design of Future Robots · History, Engineering. Conference on Designing Interactive Systems · 2020.
Link to full paper here. In this work, we ask about the relevance of medieval automata in modern culture, and about what we can learn from imagined robots in ...
Medieval robots took such forms as talking statues, mechanical animals, and silent metal guardians; some served to entertain or instruct while others performed ...