Abstract
This paper examines two soft robots from technical research and media art respectively and the practices through which they come into being. Departing from a juxtaposition of video presentations of the two robots, the empirical ontologies of a soft robot enacted in practice are analysed. The paper argues that two different versions of softness are being done and that the two sets of practices concomitantly respecify “knowledge” and “autonomy” as concepts, with different ethical and political implications.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | EVA Copenhagen 2018 : Politics of the Machines - Art and After |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Publisher | British Computer Society |
| Publication date | 25 Oct 2018 |
| Pages | 1-9 |
| Article number | 23 |
| Chapter | EVAC18.23 |
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| Publication status | Published - 25 Oct 2018 |
| Event | Politics of Machines - Art and After: EVA-Copenhagen - Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 15 May 2018 → 17 May 2018 http://www.eva-copenhagen.dk/ |
Conference
| Conference | Politics of Machines - Art and After |
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| Location | Aalborg University, Copenhagen |
| Country/Territory | Denmark |
| City | Copenhagen |
| Period | 15/05/2018 → 17/05/2018 |
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| Series | Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC) |
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| ISSN | 1477-9358 |
Keywords
- soft robotics
- onotology
- robotic art