How Robots are Changing the World
The Manchine is a book about the linking and, ultimately, fusion of man and machine. Renowned experts from different disciplines cover topics like digitalization, interconnectedness, robotics, artificial intelligence, the industrial revolution and Industry 4.0. We are on the verge of a new era. Technical possibilities are opening up new horizons at a breathtaking pace that is both exciting and uncanny. The essays in *The Manchine* examine these innovations and imagine possible scenarios for the future.
The book is interactive. A pop-up has been designed for each article, which can be opened or moved by pulling, pushing or rotating it. The essays in The Manchine come alive in an experimental short film. One text is read out, while Kommhaus supernumeraries present the pop-ups of the book and re-enact them.
Video
Project Credits / Acknowledgements
Publisher: Curt Michael Stoll
Project manager for the editor: Alfons Riek
Idea, concept, artwork (print & film): Kommhaus, Anna Schoiswohl, www.kommhaus.com
Print Production: E. Hanzlovsky / Steyr Druck und Kartonagen GesmbH, www.hanzlovsky.at
English edition, print 2019; film 2020
All rights reserved. This publication is protected by copyright. The articles reflect the opinions of the authors.
Biography
Anna Schoiswohl was born in 1986, in Linz. After studying cultural and social anthropology at the University of Vienna and learning graphic arts at the Austrian Federal Education and Research Institute for Graphics in Vienna, she now works as an illustrator and graphic designer. Schoiswohl likes to play with different media and always endeavors to present a multifaceted image of reality.
