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Robots Imitating Art

Robots Imitating Art

Kinect Powered Art Plays With Tape Measures

by Max Eddy | 10:59 am, January 7th

Despite being a full-grown man, tape measures are still a source of near unending entertainment for me. Perhaps that’s what attracted me to “Tape Recorders,” a piece of installation art by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. In this work, viewers are tracked from above by a Kinect sensor, which feeds information to the motors on each tape measure. The longer a viewer stands in front of a tape measure, the higher it goes, until it finally topples over. In addition to this, the system prints out an hourly total of the time spent by viewers in the space. Friends, this is art that watches you back. See the video, after the break.

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Robots Imitating Art

“House of the Rising Sun,” Performed on Various Pieces of Electronic Equipment [Video]

by Max Eddy | 4:00 pm, December 3rd

Using an old flatbed scanner, two oscilloscopes, and busted hard drive, YouTube user bd594 was able to create this startling rendition of the Animals’ classic “House of the Rising Sun.” You may think you’ve heard classic tunes recreated on barely functional pieces of electronics before, but this is a truly impressive effort.

Read on after the break for a full list of the “performers.”

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Robots Imitating Art

Quadrotor Robots Work Together to Assemble Massive Sculpture from 1,500 Bricks

by Max Eddy | 5:44 pm, December 2nd

We’ve seen quadrotor robots do some pretty amazing things, but Raffaello D’Andrea has taken robotic art to new heights when he teamed up with architects Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler to build a 20-foot tall tower from 1,500 foam bricks. The twist is that each brick was carefully placed by an autonomous flying drone, and is on display while under construction.

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Robots Imitating Art

“Sensless Drawing Bot” Defaces a Wall For Art

by Max Eddy | 1:20 pm, November 17th

On the line between technology and art, the Senseless Drawing Bot created by So Kanno and Takahiro Yamaguchi is probably smack-dab in between. Packed full of software to move more or less at random and a mechanical free-swinging arm that applies paint to the wall, there is truly no sense behind the robot’s actions. However, after looking at its work, it’s surprising how patterns seem to emerge. There’s a naturalness to it, and its paintings begin to look like old buildings covered with graffiti.

It’s a truly strange effect, and one enjoyed far more in video. Hit the break to see the senseless bot senselessly creating some art on a wall.

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Long Exposure Light Paintings Made With Roombas

by Eric Limer | 3:59 pm, July 1st

You know those nifty long exposure photos of the city streets at night where all the headlights blend together? Imagine taking one in your bedroom, and the cars are Roombas, and instead of headlights the Roombas have LEDs taped to them. Well, these amazing light paintings are the result and probably the second coolest thing you can do with your Roomba(s). After the robot uprising happens, all the cool, trendy Roombas are definitely going to have posters of these hanging in their rooms next to their docking stations. Check out a bunch more after the jump.

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