ArtBots
artbots robot talent show international robot talent show held new york city city sponsored variety art organization produced army volunteer directed curated dorkbot founder teacher douglas repetto artbots vaguely modeled tongueincheek version battlebots robotic art submission curated group show based ability fight one another ability make art repetto felt much attention focused violent competitive aspect robotics wished create something comprehensive repetto also described robot creative side robot competing artbots diverse function build interesting inclusion tribbalation round whiskered robot sensor responds stimulus like compliment stroking neil humanoid robot responds participant emotes mood based interaction robozoic brett doar simple brain created rotating cylinder work similarly music box robot artbots arent always art example robot participating draw create music one especially interesting artistic robot meart braincellmechanical arm hybrid creates abstract portrait show run number day two nominal prize awarded people choice award go work get audience vote robot choice award decided artist winner competition included league electronic musical urban robot lemur consisted five robot acted selfplaying instrument took audience choice award winner robot choice award microadam microeva respond one another artbots dedicated creation presentation celebration robotic art artmaking robotics promotion idea robotics new technology general accessible fun intelligible useful everyone technological elite participate influence society technological progress however artist working electronics robotics invited participate artbots showing kinetic tree festival workshop included festival teach participant create robot artbots featured pratt institute held festival eyebeam gallery chelsea dublin hosted festival first time artbots held outside new york took place new york event took place gent belgium artbots main site