Wenn Menschen und Roboter immer enger zusammenarbeiten, ist ihr gemeinsamer Erfolg an bestimmte Voraussetzungen geknüpft: Wie schafft man sichere Arbeitsumgebungen? Wie kann man die Akzeptanz von Robotern im Arbeitsalltag erhöhen? Und wie kommuniziert man mit einem Kollegen, der nur aus einem Greifarm besteht?
swarmOS ist ein leistungsfähiges Betriebssystem zur Steuerung großer Schwärme von UAVs (fliegende Drohnen) und UGVs (am Boden fahrende Drohnen), das vom Ars Electronica Futurelab entwickelt und ständig erweitert wird.
Two industrial robots play the role of two marionettes. The motions of a human puppeteer were recorded and are copied by the two robot arms. What happens when we are able to digitalize and therefore replicate highly complicated human abilities such as puppetry?
Since 2018, together with Japan’s largest public broadcaster NHK, the Ars Electronica Futurelab has been pursuing questions about the future of the next generation of 8K ultra-high definition TV technology. As early as 2016, NHK began producing 8K material, developing recording and playback technology, and launched the first 8K single channel, making it one of…
Living numbers is an edutainment program for children, which uses life-size animations to bring life and animal relations closer to its viewers. It was developed within the scope of Beyond the Frame – 8K Future Projects presented at Deep Space 8K during the Ars Electronica Festival 2019.
Was können wir uns unter dem Konzept der künstlichen Intelligenz vorstellen und was wollen wir damit erreichen? Und was verstehen wir eigentlich von der menschlichen Intelligenz und wie kann man versuchen, ein Modell von ihr zu erstellen?
Das Matsudo International Science Art Festival ist eine jährlich stattfindende Veranstaltung in der malerischen japanischen Stadt Matsudo. Das Festival bringt eine vielfältige Gruppe von Künstler*innen, Wissenschaftler*innen und Forscher*innen aus der ganzen Welt zusammen, um ihre neuesten Projekte vorzustellen. Der Ziel das Festivals ist es, Kunst, Wissenschaft und Natur miteinander zu verbinden – daher findet es…
In collaboration with the Japanese artist Yoko Shimizu, Ars Electronica Japan first co-curated the Matsudo City International Science Art Festival in 2018. Strongly integrated into local structures, the festival format took its starting point from the existing infrastructures of the university city northeast of Tokyo. A broad creative scene and the scientific and technical institutions located in…
How well do gene analysis technologies work at home? And what do they tell us about ourselves?
Technology, digitization and industry are changing the world around us. Developers, planners and executors in architecture, construction, engineering and manufacturing — they all contribute to these changes and turn visions into reality. But the possibilities offered by digital and new technologies also raise questions: How should companies position themselves? How do we want to work…
In November 2018 Technisches Museum Wien opened the exhibition “Arbeit & Produktion” as part of the series “weiter_gedacht_”. The series of events put current research and development at the centre of the 2018 programme and focused on how central features of society are affected by technologically driven change.
In 2018, Merck (known as Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in the US and Canada) celebrated its 350th anniversary under the motto “Imagine. Always curious – also in the next 350 years”. For the program around Merck 350, the Ars Electronica Futurelab has developed the Curiosity Space: a walk-in 3D projection and experience space based on…