Difference between revisions of "Robot Knight"
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Includes a matching photo of Robby the Robot[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robby_the_Robot] and brief commentary beginning with the sentence, "Since the inception of the robotic era in the late fifteenth century, when Leonardo DaVinci imagined his mechanical knight automaton — we have attempted to lord over our machines by making them more human and simultaneously servile." | Includes a matching photo of Robby the Robot[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robby_the_Robot] and brief commentary beginning with the sentence, "Since the inception of the robotic era in the late fifteenth century, when Leonardo DaVinci imagined his mechanical knight automaton — we have attempted to lord over our machines by making them more human and simultaneously servile." | ||
− | See for the development of robots, generally[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot] and in the arts[https://www.clockworks2.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=robot&go=Go] | + | See for the development of robots, generally[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot] and in the arts.[https://www.clockworks2.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=robot&go=Go] For robot fighters see Leonard G. Heldreth's essay, "[[In Search of the Ultimate Weapon: The Fighting Machine in Science Fiction Novels and Films]]." |
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[[Category: Graphic & Plastic Arts]] | [[Category: Graphic & Plastic Arts]] |
Revision as of 14:05, 2 April 2020
Robot Knight — our title; or Leonardo's Robot (Wikipedia article title).[[1]] Photo posted by Steven Heller, a major figure "in the Design community" (quoting Chad Dresbach, with thanks): <https://www.facebook.com/thedailyheller.thedailyheller/posts/2731039283887459>.
Includes a matching photo of Robby the Robot[2] and brief commentary beginning with the sentence, "Since the inception of the robotic era in the late fifteenth century, when Leonardo DaVinci imagined his mechanical knight automaton — we have attempted to lord over our machines by making them more human and simultaneously servile."
See for the development of robots, generally[3] and in the arts.[4] For robot fighters see Leonard G. Heldreth's essay, "In Search of the Ultimate Weapon: The Fighting Machine in Science Fiction Novels and Films."
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