ROBOTS: technology + pop culture
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I liked the cute quirkiness of this street art transforming exhaust fans and air conditioning intakes into a robot. Fun!
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Robot II (24x24mm)
Schneider - Kreuznach Xenon 40mm F1.9
ILFORD HP5 + 400
HC110 1+31, 19c , 5:40mins
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Robot II (24x24mm)
Schneider-Kreuznach Tele-Xenon 75mm F3.8
Kodak 5222 (ISO200)
D-96 19c , 7:10mins
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“Artificial intelligence is growing up fast, as are robots whose facial expressions can elicit empathy and make your mirror neurons quiver.”
—Diane Ackerman
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Stuff:
Wearing:
valHelmetsCalotte_
Eudora3d Sigrun Headpiece
CUREMORE / Selenopolis / Maschinenmensch Arms
AZOURY Sunglass - IGIT (White - Yellow)
Caboodle - Latex Suit - Maitreya
The Boys:
CUREMORE / Punk Chick / Anarchy Neon / Pure
[Kres] Confused Robot - Horace standing (Deco)
[Kres] Confused Robot - Bartholomew Standing (Deco)
A Very Brief History of Otto Berning Co. and the Robot Camera
Heinz Kilfitt was born in Germany in 1898. The son of a watchmaker, he worked repairing watches in his youth, and was acutely interested in photography. While working at an optical company in Berlin, he designed a compact, half-frame, spring-driven camera, and attempted to sell the design in 1931 to Kodak and Agfa, being rejected by each. Soon after, he successfully sold the design to Hans Heinrich Berning, who with financial backing from his father established Otto Berning & Co.
Otto Berning & Co. was granted its first patent for a Robot camera in 1934, with a United States patent following closely in 1936. The Robot I was an astoundingly compact half-frame, interchangeable-lens, viewfinder camera made of stainless steel, with a spring-loaded motor drive capable of firing four semi-automatic frames in one second using a rotary shutter capable of speeds from 1 second to 1/500th of a second. This camera used a proprietary Robot film cassette likely based on the existing Agfa cassette, and featured a built-in user-selectable yellow filter.
The Robot II was released in 1938, and was generally similar to the Robot I. Some improvements were made to ergonomics, such as a redesigned but still proprietary film cassette, and the camera was simplified in other ways, including elimination of the built-in yellow filter. At the outset of World War II, production of Robot cameras for civilian use was halted while the company focused its attention on producing cameras for the German military (mostly the Luftwaffe).
In the early 1950s, the Robot line expanded dramatically. In addition to a new version of the Robot II made to accept standard 35mm film cartridges (now called the Robot IIA), the firm created the Model III and the Robot Royal. Released in models exposing the 24x24mm and the standard 24x36mm image area, the Robot Royal 24 and 36 (as they are called) were among the final and most advanced iterations on the Robot formula. These cameras were full-featured machines with built-in rangefinders and automatic motors capable of firing up to eight frames per second (in the case of the Royal 24). These and other models would continue to be produced from 1951 to the 1990s.
Robot still exists today under a different name and as part of a larger group of industrial optical companies. For our purposes, this is irrelevant.
What is a Robot Royal 24?
Of all the cameras in the Robot lineup, the most interesting to me is the Robot Royal 24. With its built-in rangefinder, interchangeable bayonet lens mount accepting Schneider or Zeiss-made lenses, and its 24x24mm image area, it combines the highest capability with the most unique functionality.
On the top of the camera we find the film rewind knob, threaded shutter release button, a cold accessory shoe, and a film frame counter. Beyond these, the top plate is devoid of controls, which are instead mounted on the front of the camera.
Holding the camera to the eye as if to take a photo, the front left houses a protruding knob for selection of shutter speeds from 1/2 second to 1/500th of a second, plus Bulb mode for long exposure. Front right we find a similar knob with a lever attached. This switches the camera from single shot to burst mode. Additional front controls reside on the lens; manual focus and aperture selection rings. Underneath the lens is a large tab that looks deceptively like the manual focus tab found on many rangefinder lenses, but is in fact the lens release. Swinging this tab with the camera held to one’s eye as if it were a focusing tab will inevitably cause the lens to fall to the floor of an Italian camera shop in an element-shattering cascade (a lesson learned and subsequently passed on to me by a friend of mine who learned the hard way).
The rear of the camera is sparse. A viewfinder with integrated rangefinder focusing patch, a shutter lock and film rewind switch, and a film frame counter adjustment dial. On the left side is the latch for the hinged swing-away film door where standard rolls of 35mm film are loaded. The bottom plate has a threaded tripod mount, a stand-up foot, and the essential spring motor winding knob.
Here is my robot II
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Is he the little maker or the little keeper of the crystals? We may never know; we only know he is adorable! :)
Originally a phone charm, sitting atop a phone case. Crystals and more crystals!
I wish the short videos that start with flourless, sugar-free, eggless, dairy-free... cake were a dream.
TMI Robotics Club prepares for Saturday's Getting Excited About Robots (GEAR) competition at UTSA. They will compete against more than 150 teams with a robot they have designed and programmed to complete various tasks in as limited time as possible.
ArtPrize 2021 - Grand Rapids, MI
Fire shooting robot, notice the person inside controlling the robot. It was so fun to watch.
"Robot Resurrection"
Artist: Shane Evans
Seen at Peppino's
Thanks for views, comments and favs :)
An ice robot at the end of a Breakwater. See the two pointed things sticking out of the pole halfway up? I saw those as elbows, and now I can't unsee this as a figure with a bug boxy head, wearing robes, standing with its hands on its hips, looking out over the water. Robots don't usually wear robes - but the boxy head makes me think robot. (Pareidolia!)
This is the breakwater at 31st street beach a couple weeks ago before the thaw. Covered in ice that must have built up all winter.
Riddled with program descrepancies and circuiting errors, the Goof Bot has almost no good qualities. It cannot even handle the simplest tasks. Usually only brought out and powered up when in need of a good laugh. It stumbles and stutters and mutters giberish.
Another retro-ish bot while I have all the grey out, and yes the eyes are tied down with string.
The collection of short stories by Isaac Asimov. Reflections of museum goers in an art piece at MOMA, NYC.
"Robot II Luftwaffe Eigentum Black, an outstanding Army Robot Camera.
During the world war II, Otto Berning produced his famous Robot Luftwaffe Eigentum
( Air force property), this was a special production of flight recognized cameras.
This is a beautiful F serial, 4th version of 1942, with Long-long advance knob
(48 exposures) and two holes on top. The F serial comes from the german
word "Flieger" or "Flyer", with the famous Sonnar 7,5 cm lens,
in aluminium body of 1941, a rare war time lens, the most popular lens was the
Tele-Xenar of 7,5 cm, the Biotar 2,0, and the Xenon 1,9 lens. Only a few units of this
versión was fited with the Carl Zeiss 7,5 cm Sonnar.
The camera was used in several German fighter planes like the Messerschmitt BF 109 and 110
and the Focke Wulf 190. In the last one the camera was mounted in a cradle in the right
wing and was connected with the guns. The camera could also be used handheld by the crew
This is a very little master piece of collection. Some research say that 20.000 units
were made."
/ robot-zeiss-kodak.blogspot.com /
Crazy Tuesday - Creased Paper
I made this little character from a scouring sponge and folded paper. The neck, arms and legs are strips of paper folded at right angles to form a paper 'spring' that make the Robot's head and legs 'wobble' !!
As soon as Burning Man 2018 ended, "Robot Resurrection" (right) paid a visit to "Big Charles... (An homage to Charlie Smith)" (left).
Both robots are creations by Shane Evans.
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Still working on the larger robot, though progress is slow. The upper arm is mostly done and, being stumped on the torso, I'll probably move onto the legs next.
I cloned out the stand here. Even if the rest of the robot were built, and the arm was attached to something, that elbow joint is not strong enough to hold up the smaller bot.
EXPLORED! 7-17-09! Highest position #2/500...
Thank you very much!
In conjunction with the launching of the highly anticipated movie of the year “Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen”, an exhibition was held at one of my local shopping malls & it attracted a large crowd of people gathering & taking photos of the popular toy figures that were on display.
I guess it didn’t take you long to figure out I was joining the crowd or I wouldn’t have this photo uploaded on Flickr by now. It was a great family event you could notice how happy & giddy the little kids were. Being an adult, it did not deprive me of having my own fun though...mind you, I had a ball taking photos thru my viewfinder that day.
This one started off experimenting with the body shape. I think it turned out ok but I'm not super excited with it. I imagine that before the Battle for the Moon heated up, both countries established small colonies on the moon and did lunar science. When the war began and the respective militaries took over, these still useful unarmed mecha were retained for utility roles far from the front lines.
a robotic athena...these are the actual colors of the new coeur robotique android gear set /w androidic skin (feminine, but lacking certain "parts" and having others replaced by..errr..steel caps:), steel mohawk, shoulders, spine and chest piece, boots, even a shiny skirt plus a few bonus items made of ductape;)
Photos from the Mid-CT Photography Meetup Group photo shoot at the FIRST Robotics Competition at the Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut.