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Robot Art Competition · 2016–2018

Paintings made
by robots.

Teams of students and professionals in robotics, machine learning and image processing built machines that paint with real brushes on real canvas. Browse every entry, every team and every winner.

Browse the artworks See the 2018 winners
518
artworks
346
teams
3
contest years
Cezanne’s Houses at L’Estaque by CloudPainter Red Flowers (Floral no. 1) by Joanne Hastie Still Life by PIX 18 Full Bloom of Sakura by CMIT ReART

The Robot Art Competition and Exhibition!

The competition, running from 2016 to 2018, was ideal for students or professionals involved in robotics, machine learning and image processing – especially those who have an appreciation for art (or artists with a tech side). 

Below are a few of the submissions from previous years – check out the winners for the 2018, 2017, and 2016 Robot Art Competitions.

Cezanne's Houses at L'EstaqueCloudPainter · 2018Red Flowers (Floral no. 1)Joanne Hastie · 2018Still LifePIX 18 · 2018Full Bloom of SakuraCMIT ReART · 2018

ManPIX18 / Creative Machines Lab · 2017Steve JobsCMIT ReART · 2017Perlin Noise FieldLate Night Projects · 2018Homage To Jackson Pollocke-David · 2017

Koi: Layered paintingLate Night Projects · 2017Profile 03Wentworth Institute of Technology · 2017WWF, 176 x 176 cmJACKbDU. · 2017MISERABLE (arousal=LOW, valence=LOW)HEARTalion · 2017

AppleCARP – Custom Autonomous Robotic Painter · 2017People in SpaceBABOT · 2017Water Lily: Layered paintingLate Night Projects · 2017ScribblesCARP – Custom Autonomous Robotic Painter · 2017

Previous winners in action

Here are some examples of previous winners in action.

Browse by year

2018 146 artworks · 106 teams 2017 270 artworks · 206 teams 2016 102 artworks · 34 teams




How do you teach a robot to paint?

See how the competition worked: the thinking behind robot art and how the paintings were judged.

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