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Robot Produces Paintings With That 'Imperfect' Human Look

Posted by timothy on from the ok-time-for-your-voight-kampff dept.

kkleiner writes "An artistic robotic system named e-David has been developed that produces paintings that appear to be created by humans. Using an iterative process of brush strokes and image comparison, e-David's assembly line welder arm can paint in up to 24 colors and add shading where needed. The robot even cleans its five brushes along the way, according to University of Konstanz researchers who developed the system as an exercise in machine learning."

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  1. Interesting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    how it models imperfection so perfectly

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  3. Here it begins by Blaskowicz · · Score: 5, Funny

    That robot will be rejected from a Fine Arts academy, failing the entrance exam twice, and from disgust and despise will try to take over the world instead.

    1. Re:Here it begins by iggymanz · · Score: 4, Funny

      or it goes into depression, it's tortured soul making masterpieces that will be unappreciated in its lifetime. Toward the end, it will cut off its own motherboard speaker and ship it to a porn site.

  4. Re:Hmmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This concept is nothing new - As a musician, I know that the majority of digital recording software supports adjustable rhythm "randomization" to "humanize" drumming, for example. You start with machine-perfect rhythm, then slide the knob down a tad to "Neil Peart," then near the bottom of the knob's travel you get "sloppy drunk John Bonham."

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