#tonight showbotics

[fallontonight]

Looks like Jimmy has some competition from Sophia the robot!

[theautomaticlife-blog]

Contemporary automata

As Merriam-Webster put it:

The idea of the automaton has fascinated people for many centuries. A traveler to the emperor's court in Byzantium in A.D. 949 reported that mechanical birds sat in a golden tree singing the songs of their species; that mechanical lions flanked the throne, roaring and switching their great tails; and that, as he stood watching, the emperor's throne suddenly shot upward toward the high ceiling, and when it slowly descended the emperor was wearing new robes. Early automata (notice the common plural form) often relied on water, steam, or falling weights to power them. Today automata, often called robots, are used in manufacturing plants to build not only vehicles but also much smaller electronic equipment.

The last sentence is the thing that puts me off. Robots used in manufacturing have a completely different idea behind them. Automatons are a unity of science and art. They are not to be compared with operating machines which were designed to make labor easier for workers.

Since the "Golden Age" and till today automatons have been developing. I believe they've evolved into two types:

1. Human like androids (humanoids)

2. Contemporary automata

The difference between these two is - the creators of androids (1) pursue the scientific side of their creations. They use modern technology and artificial intelligence software to create smarter automata. That’s what the Jacquet-Droz family were going for (their automatons are considered to be the first forms of computers). Nowadays android makers build in cameras in the eyes of robots that allow humanoids to see faces, process emotional data and understand speech. A good example of this is Sophia, a creation of Hanson Robotics. This company have invented a social android that is meant to form relationships with people, and, as Dr. David Hanson said in a CNBC interview, he thinks that robots will be able to help humans in near future and become our true friends.

(Hot Robot At SXSW Says She Wants To Destroy Humans | The Pulse | CNBC - that clickbait title tho)

So if you wanna know how 18th century aristocrats felt when they saw "La Joueuese" for the first time, you can kind of get an idea watching this clip of the tonight show with Jimmy Fallon (Sophia's in it).

I think most people are amazed by her intelligence and expressive face. It's just entertaining to see a new and fun scientific creation. Science is wrapped in a "hot" girl's shape. You can notice that automatons have become smarter,  and more lifelike, but still not 100% human like. Dr. David Hanson has an explanation for that: "I do believe there will be a time where robots are indistinguishable from humans. My preference is to make them always look a little bit like robots so you know".

The second category of contemporary automata continues the tradition of 18th and 19th centuries with an emphasis on art, rather than technological sophistication. Such are the works of Christian Bailly, François Junod. The inventors that like to create old-fashioned automata are preserving the art of the "Golden Age". They are using new materials but the technology doesn't really change.

There's something which i will refer to as "robotic art", that is not included in this category. I basically mean art inspired by automata and robotics. Ex: cloaca by Wim Delvoye, kinetic sculptures of Arthur Ganson, and, some works of (again) François Junod.

[landacez]

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[icnweb]

페덱스 세임데이 봇, 자율주행 배달 로봇의 미래를 보다

페덱스 세임데이 봇, 자율주행 배달 로봇의 미래를 보다

지난 2��� 26일(화) 지미 팰런(Jimmy Fallon)이 진행하는 NBC-TV의 투나잇 쇼(Tonight Showbotics)에서는 미국 최대의 물류전문기업 페덱스의 자율주행 배달 로봇이 출연했다.(동영상 참조)

TV 쇼 출연을 계기로 페덱스(FedEx Corp.)는 다음날 27일 ‘페덱스 세임데이 봇(SameDay Bot)’으로 이름붙여진 이 배달 로봇을 공식 발표했다. 페덱스 세임데이 봇은 피자배달과 같은 주문당일 최종소비자 집까지 배달하는 것으로 목적으로 개발된 자율주행 배달용 자율주행 로봇이다.

이 봇을 통해서 소매업체들은 가까운 주변에 거주하는 고객들의 주문을 받아서 고객 집이나 사업체로 봇을 통해 당일 배달을 할 수 있게 된다. 페덱스는 이러한 자율주행 배달 수요를 추정하기 위해…

[kingdirrty]

Liked on YouTube: Tonight Showbotics: Jimmy Meets Sophia the Human-Like Robot https://youtu.be/Bg_tJvCA8zw

[claudiakentcofa-blog]

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Lady Gaga - Best in HD. (2014). Animatronic Robot like Lady Gaga =).Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx_4bYX6C2I&feature=youtu.be. Last accessed 16th October, 2018.

LexiCarter. (2011). Amanda Lepore On Tyra Banks Talk Show Episode 180 "Drag Queen Makeovers". Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peXbWoBLvZ8&feature=youtu.be. Last accessed 16th October, 2018.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (2017). Tonight Showbotics: Jimmy Meets Sophia the Human-Like Robot. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg_tJvCA8zw&feature=youtu.be. Last accessed 16th October, 2018.

UnrealEngine. (2018). Siren Real-Time Performance | Project Spotlight | Unreal Engine. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9owTAISsvwk&feature=youtu.be. Last accessed 16th October, 2018.

[sanmansp]

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— sanmansp (@sanmansp) February 25, 2018

[whatsonlatenight]

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon : Tonight Showbotics: Mini Flyers, Jumpen the Skipping Penguin Robot and FedEx SameDay Bot

[aromandiolicus]

Tonight Showbotics: Snakebot, Sophia, eMotion Butterflies

[yutanews]

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[uguraksay]

Tonight Showbotics: Snakebot, Sophia, eMotion Butterflies https://t.co/bgpEoeFKMD @YouTube aracılığıyla

Tonight Showbotics: Snakebot, Sophia, eMotion Butterflies https://t.co/bgpEoeFKMD @YouTube aracılığıyla

— Ugur Aksay (@uguraksay) October 28, 2017

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[jeromil-blog]

Tonight Showbotics: Snakebot, Sophia, eMotion Butterflies

[whatsonlatenight]

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon : Tonight Showbotics: Snakebot, Sophia, eMotion Butterflies