What is…robotic art? Art Radar explains | by C. A. Xuan Mai Ardia in Art Radar (2014) | Digital #MediaArt(s) Numérique(s) | Scoop.it

Robotic art is a type of art that makes use of robotics or machine and automated technology, coupled with computer technology and sensors. Robotic art generally falls under the broader umbrella of kinetic art, which includes art that uses mechanical elements, such as motors, machines and electrically powered systems, but doesn’t necessarily include a computer programme.

 

With the rise in electronic media and technology in art, robotics has become a popular medium of experimentation. Robotic art can be traced back through history to the first hydraulic sculptures while the genesis of contemporary robotic art can be pinpointed to the 1960s...