Senster

The Senster [cite book
last = Benthall
first = Jonathan
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title = Science and Technology in Art Today
publisher = Thames and Hudson
date = 1972
location = London
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last = Reichardt
first = Jasia
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title = Robots: Fact, Fiction + Prediction
publisher = Thames and Hudson
date = 1978
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last = Simons
first = Geoff
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title = Are Computers Alive?
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date = 1983
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isbn = 0-7108-0501-2] [cite book
last = Michie
first = Donald
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coauthors = Rory Johnston
title = The Creative Computer: Machine Intelligence and Human Knowledge
publisher = Penguin Books
date = 1984
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id = ] was a work of robotic art created by Edward Ihnatowicz [cite journal
last = Kac
first = Eduardo
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title = Origin and Development of Robotic Art
journal = Art Journal, Digital Reflections: The Dialogue of Art and Technology, Special issue on Electronic Art, Johanna Drucker, (ed.), CAA, NY
volume = 56
issue = 3
pages = 60–67
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date = 1997
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accessdate = ] . It was commissioned by Philips to be exhibited in the Evoluon, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands and was on display from 1970 to 1974, when it was dismantled.

It was the first work of robotic sculpture to be controlled by a digital computer [cite conference
first = Aleksandar
last = Zivanovic
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title = The Development of a Cybernetic Sculptor: Edward Ihnatowicz and The Senster
booktitle = Creativity and Cognition Conference
pages = 586–591
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date=April 12-15, 2005
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first = Aleksandar
last = Zivanovic
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title = SAM, The Senster and The Bandit: Early Cybernetic Sculptures by Edward Ihnatowicz
booktitle = Robotics, Mechatronics and Animatronics in the Creative and Entertainment Industries and Arts Symposium, AISB 2005 Convention
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date=April 13, 2005
location = Hatfield, UK
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last = Reichardt
first = Jasia
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title = Art at large
journal = New Scientist
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date = May 4th, 1972
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accessdate = ] .It was about 8 feet (2.5m) high "at the shoulder" and about 15 feet (4 m) long, constructed of welded steel tubing and actuated by hydraulic rams. There were four microphones and two Doppler radar sensors mounted on its "head", which were used to sense the sound and movement of the people around it. A computer system (Philips P9201 - a clone of the more common Honeywell 416) controlled the robot and implemented a behavioural system so that the Senster was attracted to sound and low level movement, but repelled by loud sounds and violent movements. The complicated acoustics of the hall and the completely unpredictable behaviour of the public made the Senster's movements seem a lot more sophisticated than the software would suggest.

References

External links

* [http://www.senster.com/ihnatowicz/ Detailed information about the Senster and Edward Ihnatowicz's other works at www.senster.com]