The idea
Do you think robots can be creative?
Artists have been using machines to create artworks for a long time. In the 1960s artist Harold Cohen used computers as a creative tool to make computer drawings. He created AARON, a computer program designed to produce art on its own.
The plan
Inspired by Harold Cohen, we are going to make a robot that draws! We are going to program an Arduino (this is a small computer, which can receive and send data). It is a little fiddly in places so you may need an adult to help you with it.
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Harold Cohen
Untitled Computer Drawing
(1982)
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