Week 3: Robotics and Art

Since the beginning of time, industrialization has been the key to technological progression throughout each society in the world. Walter Benjamin talks about advancements that society makes and relates it to art. If the artwork developed is not so different from what others had been used to in the past, it is more likely to be accepted. However, if it strays too far from what people are used to, it is more highly criticized and less likely to be accepted. For example, the movie iRobot with Will Smith Planet of the Apes shows a society testing cancer cures on primates, resulting in rapid intellectual
advancements in the primates. This ultimately created a society that had to coexist with apes that were now just as advanced as humans. The people living in this society rejected the results of this technological advancement and reacted violently in a war against the apes. Thus, one can find from both of these examples that society reacts differently to industrialization depending on how familiar they are with the advancement and how progressive it actually is. They are more likely to be accepting if the changes made to their society are not only beneficial but smaller and more progressive rather than larger and more rapid. 
showed a progression from a society that included robots as personal assistants to an upgraded version of the robots that appeared to be more humanistic. Their body structures, eye color, and functions were more similar to a human than the older robots were. Because the society transitioned from having robots to advancing the technology to an upgraded version of the robots, people were less critical of this change and more accepting. In contrast, the movie
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. Unknown Author. "IRobot." tvtropes.org. Publisher unknown. Publishing date unknown, http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/IRobot.  

Benjamin, Walter. "The Works of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." France,1936. Print. 

Vesna, Victoria. "Robotics: Part 1." YouTube.com. 15 April 2012, Web. Retrieved 24 April 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRw9_v6w0ew&feature=youtu.be.

Unknown Author. "Planet of the Apes." comingsoon.net. Publisher Unknown. Publishing Date Unknown. http://www.comingsoon.net/horror/features/773911-ranked-all-8-planet-of-the-apes-movies#/slide/1.

Baysal, Ercan. "Newest Cartoon." toonpool.com. Web. Publisher unknown. 30 March 2008. Publisher Unknown. https://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Global_9188#.  


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