This performance presents the results of the residency 'Robots in Residence' in Bucharest, in which Cristina Bodnarescu (programming), Maria Bucurenciu (programming) and Cristina-Maria Misirgic (script, performer) equipped one of the 3 NAO robots, travelling through Europe, with new skills.
Touching on common concerns towards the limits of AI ethics, the team worked with NAO for a couple of months and taught her how to play childhood games such as Hangman and a few mime and dancing moves. Should we see robots as an equal non-human? Are they trustworthy and reliable? Will they Save or Cancel our Humanity? These were a few questions that sparkled the artists' interests and were underlined during the performance within the dialogue & interaction between a human (Cristina-Maria Misirgic) and a humanoid robot (NAO 6).
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The residency is part of the program 'Generation A = Algorithm', by Goethe Institute.
Took place @ CINETIC, Bucharest, Romania, March-April 2021
Coordinators: Alexandru Berceanu, Grigore Burloiu
Team:
Cristina Bodnarescu - MA - Interactive Technologies for Performative and Media Arts, UNATC,
Maria Bucurenciu - MA - Game Design, UNATC
Cristina-Maria Misirgic - BA - Choreography, UNATC
Video by Cristina Bodnarescu
