Event 2 Blog Assignment:

Earlier this quarter, I attended a lecture at the Board Art Center hosted by Louis-Philippe Demers. Unfortunately, there weren't any of his art work at the lecture so I was only able to see his past robotic art works via power pint presentation, It was interesting listening to Louis-Philippe Demer's experience as an artists and his inspiration for the robots he produces. Listening to his lecture also interested me in wanting to learn more about how the body works in real life and using that knowledge to bring robotics to life. I think that is really what inspired his work, through understanding the human body and using robots as a reflection of how the human body behaves. What I found most interesting was his dancing robots which he called the "tiller girls". He also mentioned that the perception of machine behaviors differ from people to people, People interpret and analyse behaviors differently, just like how people view art differently as it is very abstract and always open for interpretation. I agree with Louis when he said that with existing knowledge, people are able to build a connection between robots i biological motion and humans in reality. 

Tiller Girls by Louis-Philippe Demers

:Lecture on April 21, 2015 

Because Louis-Philippe Demer's lecture was a power point presentation, I wasn't able to take many pictures. I was able to include a picture of myself at the event right before the Demer lecture. 

Overall, the lecture was very interesting and I enjoyed listening to Louis's experiences with his past robotic works. Another perk of attending the event was getting free nacho cheese dip right before the lecture!