Category Archives: Art

Artists, Philosophers and Robots

The development and design of future technology should foster some unlikely alliances The late professor of English and Cultural studies at De Montfort University, Nicholas Zurbrugg, focused largely on the analysis of the contemporary, the experimental and the avant-garde. His … Continue reading

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Make Your Own Robot

Designed, programmed and printed! The video above displays three prototypes resulting from a new project lead by MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL). With a 10 million USD grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the collaboration … Continue reading

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iCub: the Robot Dj

The iCub and a human jam together on the Reactable At the Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems group (SPECS) at the Universidad Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in Barcelona, it’s just your average Jam session. Fellow music makers include a PhD … Continue reading

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Robot and Frank

Take a sneak peek at a favourite from this year’s Sundance Film Festival Robot and Frank premiered this week at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Directed by Jake Schreier and written by Christopher Ford, this dramatic … Continue reading

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Robots at School

“What would happen if robots were a part of your everyday life—at school and beyond?” Latitude, an international research consultancy, asked  nearly 350 children in Australia, France, Germany, South Africa, the UK and the USA to draw a picture and … Continue reading

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Shakespeare and Robots

A Midsummer Night’s Dream’s Mechanical cast members The video above features a special performance of a Shakespearean classic put on by Texas A&M University several years ago. The students and professors involved in the production thought this would be a … Continue reading

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Robot Companions: Student Design Competition

Calling all art and design students from Sheffield Hallam University! What will the next generation of robot helpers look like? If you’ve got a vision,

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The Paparazzi Bots

Look who’s roaming the red carpet The paparazzi bots are five autonomous robots, each standing at the height of an average human. These robots won’t vacuum your floor or take out your trash but they will play on your lust … Continue reading

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Robot Film Festival

Check out this group on Vimeo to see some videos featured in a Robot Film Festival held in New York City on July 16th and 17th, 2011 The annual festival doesn’t just aim to showcase awesome robots, it also aims … Continue reading

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Beyond the Body

The Multimodal Brain Orchestra Visual art, music and dance allow people to express their emotional experiences and put them on display for others. By using their bodies people produce masterpiece paintings, play glorious symphonies or put on amazing dance recitals … Continue reading

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