Sex Robots Attack SF
September 27th, 2007 by The Head RotorNext weekend, those irrepressible Wieners from Monochrom, as well as the usual cast of San Francisco freaks, bring you Arse Elektronika 2007, along with a panel of luminaries including Slashdong (but of course!) and other accomplished hackers. What are they hacking? Well, we note in particular the following session as of interest to SB readers:
Pornomechanics: Sex Robots and the Mechanisms of Love
This presentation will begin with a viewing of the film “Love Machine” (2001), directed by Peter Asaro. This independently produced feature length documentary looks at the development of robots capable of entering human social relations of love, caring, and friendship. It also explores the social interests and fears surrounding their potential as sexual partners, augmenting or replacing human sexual interactions.
It features interviews with leading roboticists, philosophers, sexologist and inventors, including: Rodney Brooks, Hans Moravec, Ken Goldberg, Hubert Dreyfus, Daniel Dennett, Manuel Delanda, Carol Queen, Robert Morgan Lawrence, Ernest Green, Lisa Palac, and others.
Following the film will be a discussion between film maker Peter Asaro and technology theorist Katie Vann, as well as an opportunity for audience questions.
The Rotor is old enough by now that he shouldn’t be embarrassed by stuff like this, but still is sometimes.
September 28th, 2007 at 9:28 am
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September 30th, 2007 at 11:44 am
Awww, isn’t that pwecious. Widdle linkfarm spambot (previous comment) likes the keyword “sex.” Well, here ya go, little guy: sex sex sex sex sex mesothelioma sex. Does that gratify your sordid little algorithm? Thought so.
In case it’s not obvious, no point clicking on the wideleaves link, and we should sanitize it. But hey, *someone’s* paying attention…
September 30th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
I grabbed several other wideleaves links and killed them with the deathray, this one may just have sweet talked its way in. . .man you are vicious when it comes to spam rhetoric, Rotor. . .and how the HELL did you know about my mesothelioma fetish?!!??! Damn scientists. . .
October 4th, 2007 at 8:01 am
[...] PrudeTube Nixes Hot Robot Action It has recently become clear that YouTube doesn’t draw the line at live-action, human nipples — stop-motion animated nipples on anthropomorphic robots are officially verboten as well. Shortly after Wired wrote about Michael Sullivan’s Sex Life of Robots, a film the artist likens to a “silent robot porno movie from another planet,” YouTube pulled the preview video from their site. Because heaven knows sexy robot fetishists aren’t to be encouraged. [...]
October 4th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
[...] Just to keep The Rotor giggling nervously, we have unearthed a nifty little Wired piece on a new and NSFW video featuring the scourge of young robots everywhere. Yes, Robot Porn. Yum. [...]