a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
Robots created by artists and / or used in art.
The Womaniser, now owned by the Tate Gallery, which was inspired by 'wondering what it would be like to be a hermaphrodite and make love to myself. It had six breasts and rubber gloves that inflated every 30 seconds'. A life-sized figure, assembled out of inflatables and prosthetics, has been strapped to a dentist’s chair. …
MEART: THE SEMI-LIVING ARTIST '2001-4' SymbioticA Research Group in collaboration with The Potter Group SymbioticA Research Group were established in 2000 as one of the core research groups in SymbloticA, the Art & Science Collaborative Research Laboratory, School of Anatomy & Human Biology, University of Western Australia. The Potter Group was established in 1999 in …
Read More “2001-4 – MEART Rat Neuron Drawing Machine – SymbioticA (Australian/American)”
Friday, February 10, 2006 Inflatable Body sculptures premiere in Australia ARW will workshop and premiere 16 new Inflatable Body sculptures in Adelaide Australia, March 3 – April 8, 2006, in a series presented by the Experimental Art Foundation. These new Bird sculptures represent a continuation of Amorphic Robot Works' research into materials and improved sculptural …
Read More “2006 – “Birds” – Chico MacMurtrie / Amorphic Robot Works (Mexican/American)”
Life-size Humanoid Walking Robots One of the hardest things to do in robotics is build a 2-legged robot. These robots, made from balsa wood and paper, use the lifting power provided by helium balloons or propellors to leverage themselved upright and activated via remote control. They seem to wander about with a mind of their own. …
Read More “2007 – Balloon-assisted Walking Robots – Simon Yates (Australian)”
Two Flying Humanoids successfully tested over downtown Austin, June 5, '99. Sponsored by the Austin Museum of Art's Robots Live! program. These were quite large – see the drawing of a person for comparison. Source: http://www.main.org/polycosmos/android/flyer/mrpeanut.htm The Humanoid Airship A "flying peanut" winged humanoid robot is under development for the opening of Austin's new airport. …
Read More “1999 – “Mr. Peanut” the Flying Android – David Santos (American)”