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Take remote-control of a robot roaming Tate Britain gallery in London – live now

7 points by tmslnz 12y ago

rc1 12y ago
At night. Amazing.
acarabott 12y ago
Looks like there's a livestream: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/9511657/events/3253169 http://new.livestream.com/accounts/9511657/events/3253169
th3iedkid 12y ago
why only chrome?Any particular reason?
- richbradshaw 12y ago
  They say it's due to use of WebRTC, WebGL and WebSockets.
jamesbritt 12y ago
Side topic: how is the hn dupe-detector not catching this? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8183230 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8183230
theoh 12y ago
This is a bit too much like the Telegarden from 20 years ago http://www.ieor.berkeley.edu/~goldberg/garden/Ars/ http://www.ieor.berkeley.edu/~goldberg/garden/Ars/ or any number of telescopes controlled over the web. Anybody got anything more exciting to share from the museum world?
- lucasnemeth 12y ago
  the Telegarden was way more interesting. They were exploring the idea of mantaining life from an anonymous community. I haven't understand the point of this, beyond the "it's fun to see the tate gallery at night".
  - theoh 12y ago
    Yeah, it's really a bit basic for an institution like Tate. Have you seen the other leading contenders for this project though? Also pretty weak. http://www.tate.org.uk/about/projects/ik-prize/ik-prize-2014 http://www.tate.org.uk/about/projects/ik-prize/ik-prize-2014 Personally, as a serially apostate UK-trained computer scientist who is now an art/architectural historian, this kind of thing makes me question the superiority of London's museum establishment. It feels as empty as the rash of gourmet burger bars in central London, just recycling an idea of freshness rather than actually pushing any boundaries. Inherently conservative, not that I believe "disruption" is the answer to everything.
    - lucasnemeth 12y ago
      <3 I couldn't agree more. Great analogy with the gourmet burger bars lol. All the projects seems like commissioned work.
qzxvwt 12y ago
I'm picturing these robots slowly wandering about in silence looking intensely at artworks all night.

7 points by tmslnz 12y ago

rc1 12y ago

At night. Amazing.

Looks like there's a livestream: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/9511657/events/3253169 http://new.livestream.com/accounts/9511657/events/3253169

th3iedkid 12y ago

why only chrome?Any particular reason?

richbradshaw 12y ago
They say it's due to use of WebRTC, WebGL and WebSockets.

jamesbritt 12y ago

Side topic: how is the hn dupe-detector not catching this? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8183230 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8183230

theoh 12y ago

This is a bit too much like the Telegarden from 20 years ago http://www.ieor.berkeley.edu/~goldberg/garden/Ars/ http://www.ieor.berkeley.edu/~goldberg/garden/Ars/ or any number of telescopes controlled over the web. Anybody got anything more exciting to share from the museum world?

lucasnemeth 12y ago
the Telegarden was way more interesting. They were exploring the idea of mantaining life from an anonymous community. I haven't understand the point of this, beyond the "it's fun to see the tate gallery at night".
- theoh 12y ago
  Yeah, it's really a bit basic for an institution like Tate. Have you seen the other leading contenders for this project though? Also pretty weak. http://www.tate.org.uk/about/projects/ik-prize/ik-prize-2014 http://www.tate.org.uk/about/projects/ik-prize/ik-prize-2014 Personally, as a serially apostate UK-trained computer scientist who is now an art/architectural historian, this kind of thing makes me question the superiority of London's museum establishment. It feels as empty as the rash of gourmet burger bars in central London, just recycling an idea of freshness rather than actually pushing any boundaries. Inherently conservative, not that I believe "disruption" is the answer to everything.
  - lucasnemeth 12y ago
    <3 I couldn't agree more. Great analogy with the gourmet burger bars lol. All the projects seems like commissioned work.

qzxvwt 12y ago

I'm picturing these robots slowly wandering about in silence looking intensely at artworks all night.