Yulianagarcia (desma 9) week 3 post

 Hello Fellow Bruins, 

Blog post 3

When considering industrialization and the concept of the manufacturing line as defined by Professor. Vesna, it produced more than just a modern way of life. We will begin to see how man evolved into a machine for civilization, merely functioning to accomplish the end result. Men became overworked after the Industrial Revolution, which leads us to the inventions in emerging technology explored in class. Nikola Tesla made it possible for modern innovations like wireless communication to society that would link societies across time and space which even today has an impact on the way we communicate and operate. Today, we have access to emerging technology such as wireless communications and touch screen iPhones, which are fuelled by industrialization processes such as assembly lines, which deliver goods at high rates.

link to image: https://www.historycrunch.com/assembly-line-manufacturing-in-the-industrial-revolution.html#/

       When we look at the history of robotics over time and space, we can see that robotics feature in both animation movies and real-world inventions. Professor Machiko Kusahara discusses how robots have infiltrated mass culture and inspired media and animation. The theory behind the industrial revolution's robots was that they had a specific function to fulfill, which we are still seeing today. One film that comes to mind is one that depicts industrialization and the use of advanced technology to create a robotic being. BIG Hero 6, which starts with a young boy who is obsessed with inventing new innovations and ends up creating a robot with the purpose of taking care of people.

   link to image: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/big-hero-6-2014

We see the incorporation of the robotic image into mainstream culture as being beneficial to society on a regular basis. In this Disney animated film, robots are made to look less terrifying to the public in order to make them more tolerant of society. For example, the video of Dirk the Homeless robot, who goes around disguised as a real-looking man, draws the interest of those around him. Many people are taken aback by the film, and one woman describes him as "incredibly real looking" in interviews. In terms of societal reaction, it takes time to introduce modern ways of lifestyle to the population, much as it did during the industrial revolution and assembly lines. Robots may take some time to become used to by the general public; still now, when I see the tiny food delivery robot, I am taken aback by the fact that it can function on its own.

link to image: https://dot.la/ucla-delivery-robot-2650145566.html
















work cited:

“Big Hero 6.” Walt Disney, 2015. 

Mirenfred. (2008, September 07). Dirk the homeless robot/www.electric-circus.eu. Retrieved April 16, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HfmKXfp394

Uconlineprogram. (2012, April 14). Robotics machikokusahara 1. Retrieved April 16, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQZ_sy-mdEU&t=2s

Uconlineprogram. (2012, April 15). Robotics pt1. Retrieved April 16, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRw9_v6w0ew&t=1s

Uconlineprogram. (2012, April 16). Robotics pt3. Retrieved April 16, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkP7oSZVkbg&t=1s



Comments

  1. AkshiApril 17, 2021 at 11:34 AM

    Hi Yuliana! Excellent blog post. I liked that you spoke about industrialization and I find your take on how industrialization changed how humans operate to be very interesting. I agree with your take, and I feel like the machine -likeness of humans and focus on materialistic goals is certainly something that could have increased with industrialization. Additionally, I feel as if though the capitalistic economical construct could have also contributed to it.

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  2. Ethan CastilloApril 18, 2021 at 9:32 PM

    Hi Yuliana! I think it is so interesting that you bring up the food delivery robots that are at UCLA. I didn't think about the fact that these robots are causing people to loose their jobs, and it absolutely makes sense if people are scared of industrialization. Great blog post!

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  3. UnknownJune 11, 2021 at 8:06 PM

    Hi! Nice blog post! I like how you brought up industrialization. Big Hero 6 is such a great movie too. Interesting point about why we are making robots resemble humans. At what point do you think we cross from "cool realistic robot that makes us comfortable with technology" to "uncanny valley/creepily lifelike"? I also wonder if we will know at what point we go from robots making human's jobs easier to robots taking human jobs, and at what point it becomes economically disadvantageous.

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