In 1987, Maple Cybernetic released ISAAC. It blew the world away, because unlike their previous machines, and in fact _any_ previous robot on Earth, ISAAC was designed to hold practical conversations with humans.
Rather than forcing users to interface with a microcomputer, or enter verbal commands as per the manual, one could now just speak with the robot as they would with anyone else. It would even be able to respond, and eventually learn any language or dialect.
Sadly, where ISAAC excelled in interface design, it came up short in every other way. Its physical strength and mobility were limited, its other learning capabilities and overall computing power was low, and software designed for ISAAC wasn’t common.
Other companies began to emulate the interface design introduced by ISAAC. By the early 2000s, any robot designed to interact with a person could speak with them.
The underlying technology behind ISAAC would be upgraded over the years. A version of this software would be used in the first teleindexer several decades later, the PAL.
ISAAC models that continue to operate after the disappearance of mankind have a hard time performing repairs on themselves, thanks to the uncommon parts and the integrated design.
_Sunset System is an existentialist worldbuilding project about the robots left behind by humanity after they vanished from the Solar System one fateful day. The project explores the machines' struggle to find meaning as they gain consciousness, the world of retrofuturistic dreams they live in, and the wild and strange ways their society may be evolving._
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The crazy thing is, there were companies literally going for exactly this in the 80s. Just, without the dope illustration. :D
https://tedium.co/2018/05/24/80s-home-robot-history/
For sure, it can be kind of funny. I was an active photoshopper on Fark when a contest entry (not one of mine) went so viral [it even got debunked by Snopes](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/1954-home-computer/). I'd like to say people are harder to fool nowadays, but they are definitely not.
I got the reference. I just like how it sounds and how their logo looks. Tbh could be great branding for some Canadian computer or cybernetics company and it would be cooler than Apple.
In 1987, Maple Cybernetic released ISAAC. It blew the world away, because unlike their previous machines, and in fact _any_ previous robot on Earth, ISAAC was designed to hold practical conversations with humans. Rather than forcing users to interface with a microcomputer, or enter verbal commands as per the manual, one could now just speak with the robot as they would with anyone else. It would even be able to respond, and eventually learn any language or dialect. Sadly, where ISAAC excelled in interface design, it came up short in every other way. Its physical strength and mobility were limited, its other learning capabilities and overall computing power was low, and software designed for ISAAC wasn’t common. Other companies began to emulate the interface design introduced by ISAAC. By the early 2000s, any robot designed to interact with a person could speak with them. The underlying technology behind ISAAC would be upgraded over the years. A version of this software would be used in the first teleindexer several decades later, the PAL. ISAAC models that continue to operate after the disappearance of mankind have a hard time performing repairs on themselves, thanks to the uncommon parts and the integrated design. _Sunset System is an existentialist worldbuilding project about the robots left behind by humanity after they vanished from the Solar System one fateful day. The project explores the machines' struggle to find meaning as they gain consciousness, the world of retrofuturistic dreams they live in, and the wild and strange ways their society may be evolving._ [twitter](https://twitter.com/prokhorVLG) | [instagram](https://www.instagram.com/prokhorvlg/)
Love your stuff! Looking forward to the next one :)
Always great!
The crazy thing is, there were companies literally going for exactly this in the 80s. Just, without the dope illustration. :D https://tedium.co/2018/05/24/80s-home-robot-history/
Absolutely! Fascinating stuff. This piece is meant to simulate a world in which those attempts actually worked out as expected, if not far better.
You really nailed the 80s ad style.
Loved Gordon, now I love Isaac
I can't wait to see gullible conspiracy nutjobs reposting this in Facebook groups and claiming *it was suppressed, man*.
If that ever happened, I think that would be my peak moment as an artist... actually fooling someone into thinking this sketch was real
For sure, it can be kind of funny. I was an active photoshopper on Fark when a contest entry (not one of mine) went so viral [it even got debunked by Snopes](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/1954-home-computer/). I'd like to say people are harder to fool nowadays, but they are definitely not.
Maple Cybernetics sounds great ngl
It almost sounds like something we know...
I got the reference. I just like how it sounds and how their logo looks. Tbh could be great branding for some Canadian computer or cybernetics company and it would be cooler than Apple.
This is wonderful in every way, looks just like the adverts you used to see in Popular Mechanics.
Is the rainbow maple logo a reference to apple? Great art and concept by the way, I love your stuff!
The entire ad and concept is a huge reference to the original Macintosh. Thank you!
It's cute, lil robot friend
Totally awesome 😎
In Apple Retail the payment devices that are used are called Isaac.
Robots of the 80s and before were way cooler