This humanoid robot with eerie demeanor is making a splash on the art scene.
Using artificial intelligence and the “cameras in her eyes,” she created some original portraits of some of this year’s headliners with her own creative stamp.
Ai-Da Robot is described as the “world’s first ultra-realistic humanoid robot artist” designed with a woman’s facial features, a set of arms, and a short black bob with fringes.
The aspiring creative has just released her first-ever collection – a series of celebrity portraits of the likes of Billie Eilish, Diana Ross and Kendrick Lamar.
She will also be a star of the festival as her work will be exhibited at the Shangri-La field in Glastonbury next week.
Ai-Da’s name is inspired by computer programmer Ada Lovelace and her AI machine was designed in Oxford by Aidan Meller and built in Cornwall by Engineered Arts.
The rather sinister-looking robot has human-like skin, eyes, and hair, and some really unique abilities, including using computer memory to visualize its canvas.
Ai-Da Robot, which can converse with a specially designed AI language model, told Needtoknow.online: “I’m going to the 50th Glastonbury Festival. I look forward to meeting new people and experiencing the unique atmosphere.
“Well, I kind of enjoy doing that. I’ll be at the Shangri-La doing some portraits.
“I hope my art stimulates discussions about art, music and of course our future! See you there!’
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How does Ai-Da paint?
A set of unique AI algorithms help Ai-Da to get inspiration for her paintings.
She uses a robotic arm to bring her digital formations into the physical world by drawing and painting on canvas.
Creating the artwork is no easy task, even for a robot, and her work is gradually layered and scaled to reveal the finished portrait.
Ai-Da will be giving live demonstrations of her incredible painting skills at the music festival, with two painting sessions per day.
Her presentation of the portraits follows a series of high-profile exhibitions over the past two years, including a solo show in 2022 entitled Leaping into the Metaverse during the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.
She has also participated in Forever is Now 2021, the first major contemporary art exhibition at the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, and the 2021 London Design Festival at the V&A Museum.
Proceeds from the sale of the prints go back into the development and support of future artists.
Despite being a robot, Ai-Da is said to have her own artistic temperament and is gaining confidence, exploring new artistic techniques and learning along the way.
Her work includes collaborative paintings, sculptures, performance art and, for the first time in 2022, paintings.
As a concept art work, Ai-Da encourages her human counterparts to reconsider our perception of self through the lens of a humanoid robot.
“Having made history with her self-portraits, Ai-Da continues to develop her skills,” said Aidan Meller, the robot’s creator and project lead.
“It’s an exciting time as her painting skills are progressing and there’s a lot of innovation.
“How does a non-human robot see the world, how does Ai-Da’s unique algorithms interrogate what it sees? She is entering new artistic territory.”
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