ArtBots - The Robot Talent Show

douglas repetto writes "Info on the participants in the Second Annual International ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show, to be held in New York this July, is now online. and there's lots of fun geek/tech/art candy. Participants include robots that draw, sculpt, and play musical instruments, as well as many with talents that are a bit harder to pin down."

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Anyone else remember...

[Alien Being]

Mr. Rembrandt? I'm guessing it was about 1970.

happy feet

[tankdilla]

did anyone else see the happy feet robot and think of the Simpsons episode where Lisa tapdanced with the automated tap shoes? looks like that may be a reality now.

captured by robots (of the musical variety)

[dragoness]

There's a band called Captured by Robots that's pretty cool. The guy built a bunch of robots (i.e. the 12 string autoharp named "GTRBOT666") for his bandmates as he "didn't get along with the human variety" very well.

The music is eh, but the show itself is rad.

These are some pictures of the robots themselves: http://www.chromatic-fantasy.com/2002-05-04-captur ed-by-robots/index.html

(Yes, the robots actually play music.. )

-A

Re:captured by robots (of the musical variety)

[CausticWindow]

You should check out Pierre Bastien on Rephlex.

He's built an orchestra out of meccano robots, called the Meccanium, and it's not just a gimmick. It sounds great.

Fieldrobots

[oever]

At Wageningen University, a competition will be held tomorrow for robots to race through a cornfield.

Here's the site with a small movie showing a robot going.