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ArtBots - The Robot Talent Show

Posted by Zonk on from the best-topic-combo-evar dept.

ArtBots writes "Speaking of guitar playing robots... ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show is next weekend in Dublin. We've had musical robots in the past (including Lemur), but this year's show focuses more on robotic sculpture and installation. Slashdotters in Eire -- come say hello!" From the site: "Featuring 21 works selected from a large and diverse pool of entries submitted by artists from around the world, the show celebrates the strange and wonderful collision of shifty artists, disgraced engineers, high/low/no tech hackers, rogue scientists, beauty school dropouts, backyard pyros, and industrial spys that has come to define the emerging field of robotic art."

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  1. Will the concept of art be ruined by creations by Seiruu · · Score: 1, Interesting

    made by soulless beings? I never did get much into the whole art thing. Chimps that paint, elephants that paint etc. I don't think this will be appreciated by the so called "real" artists.

    1. Re:Will the concept of art be ruined by creations by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

      The way I see it, art is the act, not the result of the act. Paintings and songs are just things that may or may not evoke an emotional response.

  2. Theme by gunpowda · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Heh, the show comes complete with its own theme tune.

    Lyrics transcribed for your enjoyment: Artbots, Artbots [Indistinct robotic mumbling] Artbots.