Lecture 5

Question 1

What are Issac Asimov’s 1942 ‘Runaround’ laws of robotics?

Answer 1

1. Robots cant injure humans, includes inaction or allow harm
2. Robo must obey orders unless contradicts #1
3. Robo must protect its own exsistence unless contradicts

Question 2

What are 4 wearing technologies?

Answer 2

1. altering body 2. augmenting with things 3. things we wear 4. things that track us

Question 3

What are elements of Body Altering?

Answer 3

Neolithic/ stone age= (10200 BC Tattos in Euroasian/Egypt
4000BC= piercings Otzi the iceman
1500 BC = nose rings
and scarification

Question 4

What are the histories of tattooing?

Answer 4

PHT- healing JAPAN (10000bC)- decor/spiritual
Phillipines- rank, tribe, magic // India = cultur. symbols, tribe, hindu
China = slaves/criminals // England = sailors, 19th upperclas

Question 5

What are the histories of textiles ?

Answer 5

100k-500k BC = animal skin clothing
7K- Loom
6.5K- Textiles/ felts
3rd -5th century = knitting

Question 6

What are the histories of Jewellery?

Answer 6

75k bc - african shells- cro magnons had necklaces/pendants
7k years ago = copper
EGYPT= status of religious or political POWER (gold/gems)

Question 7

When were glasses/ lens made?

Answer 7

1st century AD in Pisa Italy (1300)

Question 8

First wearable computer? First portable drum watch?

Answer 8

1. Qing Dynasty China (1644-1912)

2. 15th Century Europe (1550)

Question 9

What did Laurie Anderson do?

Answer 9

Drum Suit , “ THE USA” (1984)

Question 10

Who was steve mann?

Answer 10

UofT prof who films every day all the time by wearing his camera