- Artist Agnieszka Pilat trained three Spot robots from Boston Dynamics to create paintings for a Melbourne exhibition.
- The autonomous machines produced 36 abstract works over four months using a visual language Pilat designed.
- Her pioneering show explores thought-provoking questions around AI advancing into physical, creative realms.
Introducing Boston dynamics’ spot robots
An unusual art exhibition recently opened at Australia’s National Gallery of Victoria, featuring paintings made by Boston Dynamics’ Spot robots.
Agnieszka Pilat, artist-in-residence at SpaceX, worked closely with engineers to train three Spot devices named Basia, Vanya, and Bunny in artistic techniques.
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They painted 36 abstract pieces
Over four months, the autonomous robots produced 36 abstract works using a customized language of 16 symbols. While Pilat designed the visual alphabet, the machine learning models independently chose brush strokes and patterns.
The pieces evoke a sense of innocence, like observing a child’s first attempts at painting.
Pilat felt compelled to collaborate with robots due to a longtime fascination with technology’s potential.
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Agnieszka Pilat’s ‘Heterobota’ exhibition
Growing up in Soviet-era Poland, she saw innovations as symbols of freedom and progress. Her goal now involves “giving technology a voice” through creating interfaces between AI and traditional creative fields.
The ” Heterobota ” exhibition runs until April, showcasing the robot artists roaming the space, painting new pieces, and charging themselves. Already, the show probes thought-provoking questions about AI advancing into physical realms and blurring lines between human and machine creativity.
