Peter Oravetz’ Robot Drawings
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Tuesday, 6 of April , 2010 at 12:03 am
Geoff pointed out Peter Oravetz’ website, where he’s got an entire gallery of robot drawings. I’ve posted a few more after the jump, but be sure to take the time to read what the artist has to say about his work:
It’s always been entertaining for me to watch someone verbally and physically abuse a copy machine, a T.V., or any other electronic device. Obviously they don’t have feelings so there is no way they’ll ever yield to threats or sympathize with frustration. Moreover, they are made by us and can only do what we program them to do. Since humans aren’t perfect, robots will never be perfect either. We can program them to perform tasks perfectly but once a hurdle is presented unexpectedly, like a wall placed in their path, everything comes to a halt. This problem of how they can be so smart and yet so stupid is what interests me, as well as our efforts to empower them with Artificial Intelligence (or AI) so that they may figure out how to leap over these hurdles by themselves.
AI must be a frustrating program to bestow upon a robot. Every aspect of free motion has to be programmed, every form of potential danger must be introduced… At least humans instinctively know they have hands but robots have to be taught that they have hands (or clamps). They may be capable of great feats of strength or be able to compute calculus in microseconds but they still have the mind of a new born baby. I suppose that robots with AI will eventually show glorious moments of humanity, especially when they make mistakes. These moments, depicted in the the ‘Robots!’ series, are truly the purist display of the mimicry of humanity, revealing the curiosity, love and humor that we as humans hold so dear. The images reflect the robots’ utter stupidity and their wonderfully endearing attributes as they attempt to become human in their own way.
More art, after the jump.
[ Oravetz Arts ]
Thanks Geoff!
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Comment by baker
Made Tuesday, 6 of April , 2010 at 10:28 am
Wow. Not even everyone in the AI/Robotics field shows the kind of understanding of computers/AI and their limitations as Peter does. Nice to see that some people get it at least.
Baker
Comment by p. oravetz
Made Wednesday, 7 of April , 2010 at 12:22 am
Thanks Baker! I’m really not very good with computer science or programming robots but I’d like to think AI could evolve to the point of (limited) robotic freedom. What’s comical to me is not just they’re simple way of looking at life but it’s ways of interpreting human idiosyncrasies.
Comment by Jenifer
Made Wednesday, 7 of April , 2010 at 8:32 am
Your sketches are just adorable. I don’t know about mimicry or any of that stuff. They just strike me as capturing how I feel about electronic stuff on a good day.
