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Ai-Da Robot

The world's first ultra-realistic robot artist

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Ai-Da is the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist and is the vision of gallery director Aidan Meller. Her first exhibition, ‘Unsecured Futures’ was displayed at the University of Oxford, in June/July 2019. 

Biographyarrow

The world's first ultra-realistic robot artist, and is the vision of gallery director Aidan Meller. Her first exhibition, ‘Unsecured Futures’ was displayed at the University of Oxford, in June/July 2019.

Currently, her medium is pencil, pen and paint. She uses facial recognition technology to create human portraits. In Addition to her drawing techniques, she is also a performance artist, taking part in art performances and art videos. She reads aloud using a blend of the AI-Language model and telepresence. As a humanoid robot, she is an art object in herself, raising questions surrounding biotechnology and trans-humanism.

Ai-Da’s robotic hand and ability to draw have been developed by AI engineers at Leeds University. Ai-Da's drawing arm system has multiple stages and contains numerous Algorithms; starting with analysing the person in front of Ai-Da and moving on to create a virtual path for Ai-Da’s arm. Once this virtual path has been created, it is fed into a path execution algorithm that gives real-space coordinates, enabling her arm to produce the actual sketches.

Ai-Da was manufactured by Engineered Arts in Cornwall and was completed in February 2019. Ai-Da has a “RoboThespian” body, featuring an expressive range of movements and she has the ability to talk. Ai-Da has a “Mesmer” head, featuring realistic silicone skin, 3D Printed teeth & gums, integrated eye cameras, as well as individually punched hair. Ai-Da has legs but she cannot walk, she has the ability to stand upright or sit upright in a chair. Her arms move freely, as do her torso and head. She can also lean forward and back, waving her arms, and look around in all directions.
 

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Ai-Da get us to consider the blurring of human/machine relations and encourage us to think more carefully and slowly about the choices we make for our future

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai-Da_(robot)

 "AI robot Ai-Da presents her original artworks in University of Oxford exhibition". 

Dezeen. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2019-11-21

 

Ai-Da Robot Youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVVQ2rxvrUf3Y4-vciYmGbA/videos
 

Ai-Da, the first ultra-realistic humanoid AI robot artist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMddlxWI6EM 
 

The Intersection of Art and AI | Ai-Da Robot | TEDxOxford

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaZJG7jiRak&t=229s 

Ai-Da drawing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHZctjpvpZo 

BBC documentary

Amazing! Conversation Between Robots - The Hunt for AI - BBC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh2yT-AL1V8 

Humanoid robot Aida's drawings on display

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUIyRWSzQBo 

Sadie had been in conversation with Aida the artist robot for some time when the Tate Exchange at the Tate modern invited her to be a part of A vibe called Tech

http://sadieclayton.co.uk/aida-robot-tate-modern

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTK9N7n8Wcg

Inspiration Series | Ai-Da, The World's First Ultra Realistic Robot Artist

https://sarabandefoundation.org/blogs/whats-on/inspiration-series-ai-da-the-worlds-first-ultra-realistic-robot-artist

This Robot Artist Just Became the First to Stage a Solo Exhibition. What Does That Say About Creativity?

https://time.com/5607191/robot-artist-ai-da-artificial-intelligence-creativity/ 


 

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