The Reign of the Robots by JanKaliciak
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Since the conceptions of Karl Čapek in his 1921 play, 'Rossum's Universal Robots' (RUR), the self-motivated machine has become a metaphor for the industrialisation of humanity, in a manner that totally contradicts John Dryden's concept of man as the innately natural 'noble savage' (1672). The label 'robot' coined by Čapek, derives from the Czech word for (forced) work, or worker, 'robota'. The Polish derivation for 'workman' is 'robotnik'. The dynamic today has been to gradually displace men from dehumanising work in the factory, by widespread use of the industrial robot, but signs that robots are also beginning to invade the homeplace are already evident.
Comments (10)
ragouc
Very good render and reflect. Great scene....
wliebtposer
awesome work great reflect`s and lighting well done
Mondwin
Awesome and cool work Dear Friend....bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
flavia49
superb scene!!
CrownPrince
I wasnt going to comment but this statement got me to thinking.. "gradually displace men from dehumanising work in the factory) And i thought to myself. Wow we humans have been for the last 6000 or so years defined by our ability to 'work' i.e. tackle, overcome and create, building some of the most amazing edifaces and societies in history. And while laborous, dangerous and harsh, it was concidered just work. And mankind faced these task with a grim faced determination that showed an indomitable spirit and will. Are we becoming victims of our own success, are we now becomming 'soft'?
JanKaliciak
Good point, CrownPrince, but essentially human creativity has led to this technology, so why stultify this by repetitious labour that machines can well accomplish? A highly recommended exploration of these issues can be found in the novel 'Player Piano' by Kurt Vonnegut. The truth of being displaced by machines laid out in the story was that men missed their servitude, while also losing pride in craftsmanship, and the establishment carried on regardless without them....having encoded their work patterns into the software. The problems of leisure may yet become more extreme than those of hard labour! One must nevertheless note the expansion of dangerous and highly active sports using new technologies, hang-gliding, bungee-jumping, parachuting, diving and such - so the human primate will seek out risk - or like you suggest, will the species subdivide into 'Morlocks' and 'Eloi', as in H. G. Well's 'Time Machine'?!
JOELGLAINE
Human evolution may be more complex than H.G. Wells considered. With Direct Neural Implants, we may be on the cusp of cyborg bodies, and of direct control of robots from other locations like they are our arms and legs. The only prediction that has proven right about the future is whatever we come with will be wrong, because it always has something we CAN'T think of in it. Thought provoking piece. You do good work. Keep it up.
JanKaliciak
Too right, Joel......
5391151
Cool render
Sam2003
Cool Render!!!