The first compendium on robotic art of its kind this book explores the integration of robots
into human society and our attitudes fears and hopes in a world shared with autonomous
machines. It raises questions about the benefits risks and ethics of the transformative
changes to society that are the consequence of robots taking on new roles alongside humans. It
takes the reader on a journey into the world of the strange the beautiful the uncanny and the
daring - and into the minds and works of some of the world's most prolific creators of robotic
art.Offering an in-depth look at robotic art from the viewpoints of artists engineers and
scientists it presents outstanding works of contemporary robotic art and brings together for
the first time some of the most influential artists in this area in the last three decades.
Starting from a historical review this transdisciplinary work explores the nexus between
robotic research and the arts and examines the diversity of robotic art the encounter with
robotic otherness machine embodiment and human-robot interaction. Stories of difficulties
pitfalls and successes are recalled characterising the multifaceted collaborations across the
diverse disciplines required to create robotic art.Although the book is primarily targeted
towards researchers artists and students in robotics computer science and the arts its
accessible style appeals to anyone intrigued by robots and the arts.
