III. SHINING PROSTHESES:
Robotics


Over the past century, science has closely approached analytical dissection of the human body through an analysis of its parts and functions. Today’s achievements in the field of modern technology are a logical consequence of this process, manifested at a higher level. The impact of these technologies is expressed in the ultimate recognition of the body as a prosthetic device – a model of existence that deems it impossible to return to the original body.

 


GRACE STATE MACHINES 
THE TELEGARDEN
SEXED ROBOTS 
ALEXITIMIA —
AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC AGENT 

AUTOINDUCER_PH-1: 
CROSS CULTURAL CHEMISTRY 

EXOSKELETON / WALKING HEAD 
MEART — THE SEMI LIVING ARTIST 
Bill Vorn / Emma Howes / Jonathan Villeneuve
Ken Goldberg
Paul Granjon
 
Paula Gaetano Adi
 
Andy Gracie
Stelarc
SymbioticA Research Group / The Potter Lab

CONTENTS

DVD-ROM 1
I. ARTIFICIAL BUT ACTUAL: Artificial Life
II. LIMITS OF MODELING: Evolutionary Design
III. SHINING PROSTHESES: Robotics

DVD-ROM 2
IV. BODY AS TECHNOLOGY: Techno-body Modification
V. MORE THAN A COPY, LESS THAN NOTHINGNESS: Bio and Genetic Engineering
VI. SEMI-LIVING: Tissue and Stem Cells Engineering
VII. POST SCRIPTUM: Re-Coding