Senster

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Senster was a robot artwork by Edward Ihnatowicz . It was commissioned by Philips as an exhibit for the Evoluon and exhibited there from 1970 to 1974 and then dismantled.

It was the first robotic sculpture controlled by a digital computer. At her "shoulder" she was about 2.5 meters high and 4 meters long. It consisted of welded steel tubes and was moved by hydraulic pistons. Four microphones and two Doppler radar sensors were mounted on her "head" to record the noises and movements of the surrounding people. A computer system (Philips P9201 - a clone of the more common Honeywell DDP-416 ) controlled the robot and controlled its behavior in such a way that it was attracted to soft noises and slow movements, but repelled by loud noises and abrupt movements. The complex acoustics of the hall and the unpredictable behavior of the visitors made the behavior of the Senster appear considerably more complex than its programming suggested.

literature

  • Jonathan Banthall: Science and Technology in Art Today . Thames and Hudson, London 1972, ISBN 0-500-18132-2 .
  • Jasia Reichardt: Robots. Fact, fiction + prediction . Thames and Hudson, London 1978, ISBN 0-500-27123-2 .
  • Geoffrey L. Simons: Are Computers Alive? Harvester Press, Brighton 1983, ISBN 0-7108-0501-2 (German: Are computers alive? Status and future of computer development . Harnack, Munich 1984, ISBN 3-88966-020-7 ).
  • Donald Michie , Rory Johnston: The Creative Computer. Machine Intelligence and Human Knowledge . Penguin Books, Harmondsworth 1984, ISBN 0-14-022465-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Eduardo Kac: Origin and Development of Robotic Art . In: Art Journal, Digital Reflections: The Dialogue of Art and Technology, Special issue on Electronic Art, Johanna Drucker, (ed.), CAA, NY . tape 56 , no. 3 , 1997, p. 60-67 .
  2. ↑ Zivanovic, Aleksandar (April 12 to 15, 2005). "The Development of a Cybernetic Sculptor: Edward Ihnatowicz and The Senster". Creativity and Cognition Conference, pp. 586-591.
  3. ↑ Zivanovic, Aleksandar (13 April, 2005). "SAM, The Senster and The Bandit: Early Cybernetic Sculptures by Edward Ihnatowicz". Robotics, Mechatronics and Animatronics in the Creative and Entertainment Industries and Arts Symposium, AISB 2005 Convention. Hatfield, UK.
  4. ↑ Jasia Reichardt: Art at large . In: New Scientist . May 4th 1972.