Robotics: Hephaestus does it again

Inaugural lecture delivered on Thursday 19 January 2012

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science
Cover of the book Robotics: Hephaestus does it again by Jean-Paul Laumond, Collège de France
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Author: Jean-Paul Laumond ISBN: 9782722601864
Publisher: Collège de France Publication: February 13, 2013
Imprint: Collège de France Language: English
Author: Jean-Paul Laumond
ISBN: 9782722601864
Publisher: Collège de France
Publication: February 13, 2013
Imprint: Collège de France
Language: English

It was when I was preparing this lecture that I discovered that roboticists had a god: Hephaestus. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was a talented craftsman. Enamoured with Athena, he attempted to woo her, in vain. The goddess of knowledge withstood the advances of the god of doing. Robotics stems from this tension. Although the myth contradicts a current tendency to confuse science and technology, it nevertheless reflects my experience with innovation.

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It was when I was preparing this lecture that I discovered that roboticists had a god: Hephaestus. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was a talented craftsman. Enamoured with Athena, he attempted to woo her, in vain. The goddess of knowledge withstood the advances of the god of doing. Robotics stems from this tension. Although the myth contradicts a current tendency to confuse science and technology, it nevertheless reflects my experience with innovation.

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