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 and 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 INCLUDE:

+ Stelarc (AUS)
+ Chico Macmurtrie/Amorphic Robot Works (USA)
+ Barry Schwartz (USA)
+ Carnegie Mellon University
+ University of Southern California
+ University of Sussex
+ Vrije Universiteit Brussel
+ Technische Universit