艺术家经常为其他用户不考虑的机器人技术引入创新的可能性，例如机器人绘图。
每当艺术家在项目中使用机器人时，它会提出适用于许多传统机器人应用程序的新问题......
How do you maintain “the human touch” when fabricating with robots?
Can a robot create something that is both consistent and pleasingly random?
使用机器人而不是手动制造，可以使用哪些新设计？
艺术家们通常喜欢use RoboDK because its simple interface is ideal for less experienced robot users. In the past, we have reported on projects includingportrait painting with a KUKA robot,robot-fabricated art installations, andsupersized 3D printing for interior design.
这个Robodk的最新艺术应用导致我们质疑机器人艺术的本质。
The Question of the Human Touch in Art
What’s the difference between robot-created art and art made by human hands?
In recent years, the lines between art and technology have been blurred somewhat with the rise of art created by artificial intelligence systems. This has led many people to questionwhether AI art is really art at allif it wasn’t created by a human. The jury is still out on this question.
谈到绘画和绘画时，生效的一个因素是人类的固有不一致。即使是世界上最熟练的画家也会每次略微涂上相同的艺术品。
These random —but not completely random— variations are part of what makes art pleasing to look at.
Robots, however, are completely consistent.
当汽车工厂的绘画机器人在汽车侧面绘制一个标识时，每次都会相同。
How can you create art with a robot that is not so consistent that it appears “manufactured”?
Introducing… Artist Nicholas LiCausi and Robotic Drawing
One artist who is addressing these issues isNicholas Licausi。
尼古拉斯是新奥尔良，路易斯安那州的杜兰建筑学院的设计师和艺术家。在那里，他担任制造总监，他监督了几个数字实验室的运营，包括3D打印和CNC。
他的工作涵盖了广泛的媒介和主题。他过去的项目包括虚拟现实艺术展，一个由再生托盘构成的Parklet，以及作为过山车重新称达城市地铁的概念设计。
Nicholas’s work into robotics uses the same technology that is usually used with manufacturing tools to instead manipulate the tools of artists, specifically paintbrushes and pens.
机器人设置
Nicholas’s various robotic projects are based around a Universal Robots UR 5e collaborative robot and a custom-designed drawing tool. The robot programming setup is based around RoboDK.
The Custom Drawing Tool
For the “business end” of the robot, Nicholas needed to connect the robot’s wrist to the brush or pen. He went through various designs until he arrived at a tool that provided the perfect trade-off of flexibility and rigidity required for the artistic tasks.
The tool is 3D printed with clear and elastic resin. It utilizes a linear sleeve bearing to provide slight flexibility to the tool.
How He Used RoboDK
Programming was achieved through a combination of RoboDK, the Rhinoceros 3D CAD package, and the robots teach pendant.
通过使用Rhino的Robodk的本机插件，他能够轻松地将轨迹直接发送到CAD文件的机器人。犀牛在设计师，建筑师，艺术家中受欢迎，在2D起草和建模复杂形状中的灵活性。
尼古拉斯解释道：
“RoboDK was essential in bridging the gap between Rhinoceros and the Universal Robot. We’re able to directly connect to the robot and precisely align to our various work surfaces. RoboDK allows us to quickly prototype and simulate designs when working remotely. It’s been invaluable during the pandemic to test our ideas before trying them in person.”
尼古拉斯的3个探索机器人绘图的项目
Here are the 3 projects that Nicholas has used with his robotic setup so far:
1.机器人绘画
在这里，尼古拉斯试图探索同一机器人程序如何通过改变所使用的画笔的类型的变量来产生如何产生巨大的艺术品。
The robot was also instructed to dip the paintbrush into the paint at different points throughout the painting process. This simple change also produced very different paintings despite the robot movements remaining consistent.
2.生成绘图
最终申请与某些相似之处共享我们在2016年报告的机器人肖像项目as it involves turning people’s faces into robot drawings.
Nicholas used Grasshopper (the visual programming language in Rhino 3D) to convert images of people’s faces into vector drawings. Then, he reimagined these images and used the robot to draw the resulting artwork onto paper.
3.非平面符号
One benefit of using RoboDK is that it gives you access to advanced programming options without requiring you to calculate your own complex algebra and code your own algorithms.
In this project, Nicholas explored the possibilities of using the robot to create artwork directly on curved surfaces, such as a pipe. He used a 3D scanner to digitize the surface into a CAD model then imported this into RoboDK for programming.
What Could You Learn from Robotic Artwork?
如果您自己是艺术家，那么尼古拉斯的项目就会展示您可以通过使用机器人和Robodk来访问的一些巨大可能性。
但是，即使您正在使用机器人提供更多传统应用程序，您仍然可以从这样的项目中学习一些东西。
Artistic projects challenge us to reconsider what is possible with a robot.
For example, just think about what unique touches you could add to your products simply by questioning what more you could do with the robot’s tool!
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