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In this series we present the photographs that were shoot during a PhD workshop by Anthonie Meijers. Visual presentation is key if you want to convey a message. Our task was to shoot a photograph that represents our PhD project. Not so easy, if you work with philosophical concepts! Running around the campus of...
Emiglio is a nostalgic remnant of the 80s and 90s robotic toys. He (or it?) currently resides at the NEST Cultural Centre in the Hague, greeting visitors. First produced by the Giochi Preziosi Toy Company in 1989 under the slogan ‘Emiglio é meglio!’ (Emiglio is better!), he quickly became the most desired Christmas present...
The development of robots with human-like AI and a human-like appearance may reshape our ideas of our own humanity. In this photo, the statue of a human figure is unclear, representing how, as humanoid robots may become more human-like, the distinction between man and machine may become less distinct. Moreover, we may begin to...
Robots are leaving factories and are entering the human inhabited environment. This has caused great uncertainty on how their presence will affect not only human robot relations but also human human relations. Will perceptions of robots shift from an object to an artificial creatures that people are disposed to socially interact with? And will...