Art and Robotics
The industrial revolution changed the way in which goods were produced and the way people worked. The emphasis on efficiency was considered counterintuitive to the rules of nature. For example, the film Modern Times (1936) showed Charlie Chaplin so focused on his task on the assembly line that he lost perception of what his socket wrench could be used on. He began to see human body parts as nuts that needed tightening. Although, this was a comedic play on the difference between the mechanical and the natural, the film Metropolis (1927) had a bit of a darker take of this phenomenon. The scene called “Maria’s Transformation,” was an eerie view of how mechanization can completely void an individual of their humanity. The concern with the lack of authenticity was explored in Walter Benjamin’s essay, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” (1936). His criticism focused on the film industry as the r...
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