Paul Granjon (France) / Biography
SEXED ROBOTS

Sexed Robots are autonomous wheeled platforms fitted with nylon genital organs, male and female respectively. They are equipped with infra-red and ultrasound sensors, 12 volt motors and an on-board microcontroller ‘brain’. The batteries provide approximately five hours of operation. The robots are programmed to explore their environment, occasionally entering an ‘in-heat’ mode, where they will try and locate a partner in the same state. If a partner is located, the robots will attempt to mate. They are presented in a similar manner to animals in a zoo, with a double fence separating the visitors from the robots.

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GRACE STATE MACHINES  THE TELEGARDEN SEXED ROBOTS  ALEXITIMIA — AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC AGENT  AUTOINDUCER_PH-1:  CROSS CULTURAL CHEMISTRY  EXOSKELETON / WALKING HEAD  MEART — THE SEMI LIVING ARTIST

Bill Vorn / Emma Howes / Jonathan Villeneuve Ken Goldberg Paul Granjon   Paula Gaetano Adi   Andy Gracie Stelarc SymbioticA Research Group / The Potter Lab

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CONTENTS

DVD-ROM 1
I. ARTIFICIAL BUT ACTUAL: Artificial Life
II. LIMITS OF MODELING: Evolutionary Design
III. SHINING PROSTHESES: Robotics

DVD-ROM 2
IV. BODY AS TECHNOLOGY: Techno-body Modification
V. MORE THAN A COPY, LESS THAN NOTHINGNESS: Bio and Genetic Engineering
VI. SEMI-LIVING: Tissue and Stem Cells Engineering
VII. POST SCRIPTUM: Re-Coding