Robots And Culture
>> Saturday, August 29, 2009
Ever watch the movie called I, Robot or a movie that's been a while like Robocop? Of course, this writing is not to promote the film, but rather to see how a country like the United States introduced the robots in the future to the community or its people. Why so, since at least the movies or the media made also reflects the dreams or hopes of a society or people. Because a proverb says, what we do today is our dream yesterday.
In both the film described how the robot becomes the enemy of the people and violate the rule of law written by a robot Isaac Asimov's famous Asimovnya law. Now the behavior of a country that introduced the technology can not be separated from the culture of the country.
The term robot was first introduced by a national Chekoslowakia named Karel Capek (1890-1938) in 1920, comes from the local language robota which means slave or manual labor. That's where the term is used in place of mechanical slaves term used to help humans work. That's why Western countries often view the robot with negative shades of perspective.
Another case in Japan, people have an interest in robots that have the status as an idol star. As the World Expo in 2005 which then Perf. Aichi, pavilion, pavilions that highlight the performance robots that could talk, running, singing, dancing and playing instruments musical instruments, draw interest visitors remarkable even for the visitors must be willing to queue for hours to watch it. The legend, not enough time day or two to get into all pavilionnya.
Also on events the other, people flocked go hand in hand with his family robot exhibitions in various places, asking the experts to get a brief explanation of the robot. And has become a common thing in Japanese society to see parents and their children pose with the robot as a moment of memories.
This all can not be separated from any difference in perspective and how to introduce the robot to the community. Look at the example of the influence cases manga (comic) about a cartoon robots as legendary and best-loved Astro Boy Tetsuwan Atom or-kun (kun calls for children), an animated film depicting a robot form of a boy's age school children who friendly with humans, might be the best example as the cause of different approaches of the robot between Western countries and Japan .. But it's not only that, the cause, because according to their cultural roots, love of Japan to the robot also return to their past in the Edo period (1603-1867). The statement was made by Yoji Umetani, an expert on domestic robots from sakura.
In both the film described how the robot becomes the enemy of the people and violate the rule of law written by a robot Isaac Asimov's famous Asimovnya law. Now the behavior of a country that introduced the technology can not be separated from the culture of the country.
The term robot was first introduced by a national Chekoslowakia named Karel Capek (1890-1938) in 1920, comes from the local language robota which means slave or manual labor. That's where the term is used in place of mechanical slaves term used to help humans work. That's why Western countries often view the robot with negative shades of perspective.
Another case in Japan, people have an interest in robots that have the status as an idol star. As the World Expo in 2005 which then Perf. Aichi, pavilion, pavilions that highlight the performance robots that could talk, running, singing, dancing and playing instruments musical instruments, draw interest visitors remarkable even for the visitors must be willing to queue for hours to watch it. The legend, not enough time day or two to get into all pavilionnya.
Also on events the other, people flocked go hand in hand with his family robot exhibitions in various places, asking the experts to get a brief explanation of the robot. And has become a common thing in Japanese society to see parents and their children pose with the robot as a moment of memories.
This all can not be separated from any difference in perspective and how to introduce the robot to the community. Look at the example of the influence cases manga (comic) about a cartoon robots as legendary and best-loved Astro Boy Tetsuwan Atom or-kun (kun calls for children), an animated film depicting a robot form of a boy's age school children who friendly with humans, might be the best example as the cause of different approaches of the robot between Western countries and Japan .. But it's not only that, the cause, because according to their cultural roots, love of Japan to the robot also return to their past in the Edo period (1603-1867). The statement was made by Yoji Umetani, an expert on domestic robots from sakura.
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