Paintrobot “Bob Rob”
A robot as an artist?
Paintrobot “Bob Rob” is a project developed in cooperation with the Technical University of Delft.
Can artificial intelligence create art?
The project is intended to illustrate how quickly robots can be brought into an application. With 3D printing and the necessary know-how, an industrial robot was turned into an artist in two days. The process is an excellent example of “rapid prototyping” – the rapid development of operational prototypes.
The Paintrobot is a demo project in which various techniques are used, such as robotics, artificial intelligence and rapid prototyping. The basis is an industrial robot that is programmed to work with the canvas. The basis for this is an image file generated using artificial intelligence.
The brush holder was created on the specifications of the robot and the brushes in CAD and produced in the 3D printer. Other small parts to optimize the work were agilely “added” in the process.
For the fun of tinkering…
Our Paintrobot is a demo project that uses various techniques, such as robotics, artificial intelligence and rapid prototyping.
The basis is an industrial robot that is programmed to work with the canvas. The basis for this is an image file generated using artificial intelligence.
The brush holder was created on the specifications of the robot and the brushes in CAD and produced in the 3D printer by “additive manufacturing”. Other small parts to optimize the work were agilely “added” in the process. The project represents an example of human-robot co-production.
Here you can also read our whitepaper:
Here you can see the paintrobot “Bob Rob” in action. In a “human-computer co-production” Doris Aschenbrenner draws the painting. The “Painting of Jo Geraeds” is a tribute to a professor emeritus at TU Delft, who, in addition to the field of “smart manufacturing” and robotics, has also supported the scanning and 3D printing of old Dutch masters, including Van Gogh. This painting is an adaptation of Van Gogh’s “Postman” and was made in collaboration between Bob Rob with human intervention.
The Paintrobot at the Würzburger Web Week 2020
During the Würzburger Web Week 2020 a vernissage took place in the Fotogalerie Teresita Seib on 16.10.2020, with subsequent exhibition. See here the exhibited works:
