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image: Chalkboard section from Robot Taxonomy Project Installation @ 21 Grand November 6-December 6, 2009

 

For Immediate Release:

 
Robots: In Our Image
a presentation by Eliot K Daughtry,
Executive Director/Founder of the Robot Identification Institute
a video performance by killer banshee
 
Friday, December 4, 2009
8:00pm - 9:00pm
 
Robot Identification Institute @ 21 Grand
416 25th St
Oakland, CA 94607
 
Most of the world's robots are industrial, but most of the ones we imagine look like humans. Why do we think about one and use another? How can a robot be a human and also be an artificial intelligence? Why are we comfortable with some robots, but find others creepy? Why are more robots male than female? This presentation will discuss major areas of the Robot Taxonomy Project, an ongoing effort to classify all types of robots and why humans create them.  

Eliot K Daughtry, Executive Director and Founder of the RII, explores the cultural meaning of robots.  More concerned with why we create robots, than how to make robots, Daughtry examines narrative patterns, industrial development, and visual representations to reveal and refute underlying assumptions about robots and their meanings. 
 
killer banshee, a collaboration between Kriss De Jong and Eliot K Daughtry explores the intersection of public and private archives, manipulating video, images and sound in real time. 
 
This presentation will be followed by the closing reception for the Robot Taxonomy Project at 21 Grand.
Suggested Donation: $5
 
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