Robotic Kinetic Media

AY2017/2018 Semester 1

Robotic Art is more than two millennium old and its development has responded to contemporary understandings of body, technology and society. This course examines the theoretical and practical aspects of robotic art. It addresses the perceptual aspects of movement and behaviours in relation to neurobiology, psychology and anthropomorphism. This is then analyzed through the lens of various robotic art genres such as kinetic art, performance, installation, real artificial life and generative systems. Exercises and projects will introduce students to various ways in which embodied art can be realized. Examined will be basic concepts and techniques of mechanical systems, transfer of energy and motion, study of materials, artificial intelligence, mechatronics and animatronics.