Android Robotics and the Conceptualization of Human Beings

Marco Nørskov; Anemone Platz

Abstract

Japan has for decades been a first-mover and pacemaker with respect to the development of humanoid and android robots [1]. In this conceptual paper, we aim to demonstrate how certain android robotic projects can be embedded and interpreted within a Japanese notion of nature, where the artificial is not opposed to nature and where conventionalized idealizations in general are cherished over original state of the latter [2]. Furthermore, we will discuss how android robots epitomize challenges to the macro and micro levels of society.

[1] J. Robertson, Robo Sapiens Japanicus: Robots, Gender, Family and the Japanese Nation, University of California Press, 2017.

[2] A. Kalland and P.J. Asquith, Japanese Perceptions of Nature - Ideals and Illusions, in: Japanese Images of Nature - Cultural Perspectives, A. Kalland and P.J. Asquith, eds., Curzon Press, Richmond, 1997, p. 36.

Original language	English
Publication date	2018
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	Robo-Philosophy 2018: Envisioning Robots in Society - Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria Duration: 14 Feb 2018 → 17 Feb 2018 http://conferences.au.dk/robo-philosophy-2018-at-the-university-of-vienna/

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Conference	Robo-Philosophy 2018
Location	Universität Wien
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	14/02/2018 → 17/02/2018
Internet address	http://conferences.au.dk/robo-philosophy-2018-at-the-university-of-vienna/

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INSOR: Carlsberg Semper Ardens Project: What Social Robots Can and Should Do--Towards Integrative Social Robotics
Seibt, J. (Participant), Nørskov, M. (Participant), Rodogno, R. (Participant), Roepstorff, A. (Participant), Skewes, J. (Participant), Ulhøi, J. P. (Participant), Nørskov, S. (Participant), Bjerring, J. C. (Participant), Vestergaard, C. (Participant), Damholdt, M. F. (Participant) & Fazekas, P. (Collaborator)
Carlsberg Foundation
01/07/2016 → 28/02/2025
Project: Research
Androids as Significant Others
Nørskov, M. (Project coordinator)
01/06/2016 → 30/11/2022
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Android Robotics and the Conceptualization of Human Beings
Nørskov, M. (Lecturer) & Platz, A. (Lecturer)
16 Feb 2018
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