Syndicate: ROBOTRONIKA, Vienna 19 - 23 june 1998

[Marie Ringler <marie@t0.or.at> (by way of Andreas Broeckmann)]

hope to see you there!

best wishes,  Marie Ringler



ROBOTRONIKA
exhibition - lectures - roundtables - installations - performances - lounge
19  - 23 June 1998
Museumsquartier Vienna, Austria
http://robot.t0.or.at

ROBOTRONIKA presents state-of-the-art robotic products and their
applications in commerce, science and art; the various forms, functions and
consequences of automatization; and the works of artists from the USA,
Australia and Europe dealing with cybernetic systems, mechanical
environments and the production of robots.

Current developments in automation and robotics confront us with diverging
future possibilities /new scenarios of the future: Will self-teaching
household devices and automated work systems lead to improved standards of
living or will we live in fear of remote-controlled war?

In the symposia, robotics experts from business, research and art will
discuss with political representatives the social and economic implications
of automation and will hypothesize future scenarios.

Robotic exhibits from numerous areas of application such as industry,
high-tech entertainment, science, medicine and art will appeal to
specialists as well as to a broader public.

PARTICIPANTS:

artists:

- Stelarc (AUS) "Psycho/ Cyber: Involuntary Body, Third Hand And Scanning
Robot"
- Chico Macmurtrie/Amorphic Robot Works (USA)  "Telescoping Totem-pole"
- Barry Schwartz (USA) "High Voltage Lighting Generator"
- Nicolas Baginsky (D) "Aglaopheme"
- Time's Up (Linz, A / AUS) "Sports Bar"
- Fam. Brandt (A) "KyberMax"
- NurSchrec, Martin Reiter (Berlin/D) "Zen-Trum incl. Emiglio"
- monochrom (A) "der exot"
- Barry Werger (USA) "Ullanta Performance Robotics"
- Wolfgang Hilbert (A) "Die Robotermarionette"

Research Organizations:

- Carnegie Mellon University / Institute of Robotics und School of Art USA
- University of Reading / Department of Cybernetics UK
- University of Southern California / Computer Science Department USA
- University of Sussex / Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Robotics UK
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel / Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Brussels BE
- Technische Universität Wien / Institut f. Handhabungsgeräte und
Robotertechnik A
- Technische Universität Wien / Institut für Flexible Automation A
- Technische Universität Wien / Institut für Fertigungstechnik A
- Universität Wien / Institute for Medical Cybernetics and Artifical
Intelligence A


Companies:

- ABB
- IGM Robotersysteme AG
- BEKO Ing. P. Kotauczek GmbH
- Robocon Labor & Industrieroboter GmbH
- Siemens AG Österreich
- Cosmic SondermaschinenbaugesmbH
- Sony Österreich
- HONDA  Motor Co., Ltd.
- Husquarna
- Wienschall


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
The exhibition is open from the 19th till the 23rd of June daily from 10:00
to 19:00.

Saturday 20th of June
Symposium:  "Mythos Roboter. Facts & Fiction"

2:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.

Moderation: Prof. Dr. Robert Trappl (University of Vienna, Department of
Medical Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence)

2:00 p.m.
Keynote: Kevin Warwick (University of Reading, Department of Cybernetics
UK) " Robots can't really be intelligent can they?"

2:30 p.m.
Inman Harvey (University of Sussex / Centre for Computational Neuroscience
and Robotics)
"Artificial Life through Evolution "

3:00 p.m.
Herbert Osanna, Vienna University of Technology, Institut für
Fertigungstechnik "Nanotechnologie - neue Technologien für Menschen im 21.
Jahrhundert"  (lecture in german)

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Break

4:00 p.m.
Keynote: Hans Moravec (Carnegie Mellon University, Institute of Robotics)
USA  "Many Robots Soon "

4:30 p.m.
Heidi J. Figueroa Sarriera (University of Puerto Rico, Dept. of Psychology)
"Pygmalion Strikes Back: Stories of Robots, Love and Betrayal at the End of
the Millennium"

5:15 p.m.
Stelarc (AUS) "Cyborg Systems: Alternate, Intimate And Involuntary
Experiences",

5:45 p.m.
Vivian Sobchak (University of California Los Angeles, School of Theater,
Film and Television USA) "Wind-Up Toys: Roboticizing Gender and Race in
Cinema and the Toy Store",

6:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.  Discussion

8:00 p.m.
Performances by Barry Schwartz (USA) and Chico MacMurtrie (USA)

from 9:00 p.m. onwards
Robotronika lounge in cooperation with FM4 Radio.


Friday 19th of June, 1998
Symposium:  "The Robot Challenge. Wirtschaft, Forschung und Gesellschaft"

9:00 a.m. (Residenztheate)
Official opening of the exhibition and the symposium by Stadträtin Mag.
Brigitte Ederer, City of Vienna with reception and showing of "Manners",
Robot-Theater by Barry Werger, USA

9:45 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. (Tabakmuseum)
Round-table discussion with representatives from the fields of industry,
research und politics.
Moderated by ORF (The Austrian Broadcasting Agency), in cooperation with
the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. Supported by the Austrian Ministry of
Economic Affairs, Council of City Planning Vienna and the Council of
Finances and Economic Affairs Vienna

Moderation: Dr. Manfred Jochum, Head of Science Department Austrian
Broadcast Company ORF and Josef Broukal, Modern Times ORF



10:00 a.m.
"Robotertechnologie und Forschung in Österreich" Prof. Dr. Peter Kopacek,
TU Wien, Institut für Handhabungsgeräte und Robotertechnik  (lecture in
german)

10:30 a.m.
Presentation of ABB Flexible Automation (lecture in german)

10:45 a.m.
Presentation of IGM Robotersysteme AG (lecture in german)


11:00 a.m.
"Internationale Trends der Roboterforschung", Prof. Dr. Andreas Birk, Vrije
Universiteit Brussel/Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, B (lecture in german)

11:30 a.m.
"Künstliches Leben in Österreich - die Automaten und Maschinen des Wolfgang
von Kempelen" Ernst Strouhal und Brigitte Felderer, University of Applied
Arts Vienna (lecture in german)

Discussion

12:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  Lunchbreak

Moderation: Josef Broukal, Modern Times ORF

2:00 p.m.
"Robotertechnologie aus der Sicht des Wirtschaftsministeriums"
Sektionleiter Dr. Reinhard Kögerler, Austrian Ministry of Economic Affairs
(lecture in german)

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (in german)
Roundtable-Discussion "Chancen und Implikationen der Robotertechnik in
Österreich"
with representatives of ABB, IGM Robotersysteme AG, BFM (t.b.c),
Sektionleiter Dr. Reinhard Kögerler and Doz. Paul Kolm, GPA

4:15 p.m.  - 5:00 p.m. (Tabakmuseum)
Presentation of "Roboterhandbuch 1998" of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce

5:00 p.m.
Guided Tour through the exhibition

8:00 p.m.
Opening performance by Stelarc (AUS) in cooperation with ABB

from 9:00 p.m. onwards
Robotronika lounge in cooperation with FM4 Radio



Sunday 21st of June
2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Presentation of individual exhibition pieces and performances, specialized
tours, informal discussions with the artists and exhibitors.

CONTACT:
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Konrad Becker , Marie Ringler
Museumsquartier, Museumsplatz 1, A-1070 Vienna, Austria
fon: ++43-1-522 18 34, fax: ++43-1-522 50 58
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