Who Killed the Robot Dog?
In a contest in between Astro– essentially future Scooby-Doo– and the robotic dog, ‘Lectronimo performed all timeless canine tasks much better, but with absolutely no personality. That’s how we have actually thought of the robot pet dog, and animaloids in general, for much of the 20th century, according to Jay Telotte, teacher emeritus of the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech. Our almost 100-year love with the robotic dog, nevertheless, has actually come to a dystopian end. Who killed the robotic pet? As with numerous of its mechanical brethren, much of the robot canine’s life has been a workout in re-creating the cherished pet, maybe even unconsciously, to discover which elements of living things are simply mechanical and which are natural.
In a contest in between Astro– essentially future Scooby-Doo– and the robotic pet, ‘Lectronimo carried out all timeless pet dog jobs better, but with no personality. That’s how we have envisioned the robotic pet, and animaloids in general, for much of the 20th century, according to Jay Telotte, teacher emeritus of the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech. As with numerous of its mechanical brethren, much of the robot dog’s life has actually been a workout in re-creating the beloved animal, perhaps even unconsciously, to discover which elements of living things are simply mechanical and which are natural.