2. Robotic Art
Robotic art is any artwork that employs some
form of robotic or automated technology.
There are many branches of robotic art, one of
which is robotic installation art, a type of
installation art that is programmed to respond to
viewer interactions, by means of
computers, sensors and actuators.
The future behaviour of such installations can
therefore be altered by input from either the artist
or the participant, which differentiates these
artworks from other types of kinetic art.
3. Brief History
An early innovator in the Western world was Hero
of Alexandria (c. 10–70 AD), who wrote "On
Automatic Theaters, On Pneumatics, and on
Mechanics", and is said to have built fully
automated theatrical set-pieces illustrating the
labors of Hercules among other wonders.
In the thirteenth century AD, Badi Al-Zaman'Isma'il
Al-Razzaz Al-Jazari was a Muslim inventor who
devoted himself to mechanical engineering. Like
Hero, he experimented with water clocks and
other hydraulic mechanisms
4. In the 15th-16th century, Leonardo da
Vinci invented several theatrical
automata, including a lion which walked
onstage and delivered flowers from its
breast, and a moving suit of armour.
5. Norman White
Art should concern itself as much with
behavior as it does with appearance.
Some of the best art happens when
behavior and appearance are
completely at odds with each other.
Economy of means is a critical part of
aesthetics.
Art functions best, and is most
needed, outside of galleries and
museums.
