In the beginning, there was man. And for a time it was
good. But humanity’s so-called civil societies soon fell victim to vanity and
corruption. Then man made the machine in his own likeness. (The Animatrix).
Now, let’s see that in a realistic point of view. First came devices of different kinds like calculators, coffee machines, elevators, phones, etc. but that was not enough. So the first man robots, the ‘hubots’ flooded the market (at least that’s what happens in Sweden). The hubots are simply supposed to assist humans in household and heavy tasks, sometimes to provide some company. Like computers, a hubot belongs to a prototype and is equipped with a USB connectors at the back of the neck enabling it to recharge when the battery is flat. Furthermore, it is possible to update the code source characterizing each hubot and moulding their behaviors. Hubots are helpful and even trained to save lives. They are obedient, easy to manipulate and a great number of them suffer under human brutality.
Now, let’s see that in a realistic point of view. First came devices of different kinds like calculators, coffee machines, elevators, phones, etc. but that was not enough. So the first man robots, the ‘hubots’ flooded the market (at least that’s what happens in Sweden). The hubots are simply supposed to assist humans in household and heavy tasks, sometimes to provide some company. Like computers, a hubot belongs to a prototype and is equipped with a USB connectors at the back of the neck enabling it to recharge when the battery is flat. Furthermore, it is possible to update the code source characterizing each hubot and moulding their behaviors. Hubots are helpful and even trained to save lives. They are obedient, easy to manipulate and a great number of them suffer under human brutality.
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| Hubots |
The shows depicts
the lives of a few people: Leo Eischer (Andreas Wilson), son of the scientist
David Eischer. Eischer watched his wife Beatrice and his young son drown. Not
only David brought Leo back by having him turned into a semi-hubot but he progressively
modified the source code inside the hubots that he owns and changed their "DNA" to make them more "human". Those are called the children
of David, they have no owners and aspire to be free from human oppression.
In the process, a lot of things have happened. The humans’ experiences with hubots shape their opinions. There are those who need them (Lennart), those who like and love them (the Engmans), those who take advantage of them (Jonas, Silas), those who fear them and those who hate and despise them (Roger).
In the process, a lot of things have happened. The humans’ experiences with hubots shape their opinions. There are those who need them (Lennart), those who like and love them (the Engmans), those who take advantage of them (Jonas, Silas), those who fear them and those who hate and despise them (Roger).
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| Leo (Andreas Wilson) and Mimi (Lisette Pagler) |
The question of whether man has become the architect of his own demise is not yet settled. The story goes on so let's wait and see.
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