Oddtoe is what you would call a creative roboticist. It’s fun to design a functional robot from scratch. However, it is far more resourceful to prototype and design via kits and generative AI. Robotic science and technology bring a lot to the process and workflow.
So that the human can be the true visionary.
Who the hell designed the world’s ugliest robots?
R2D2 & C3PO
Not me. That’s for sure.
In an era defined by technological advancements, the role of a roboticist has gained prominence. But what exactly is a roboticist? Simply put, a roboticist is a professional specializing in designing, developing, and operating robots. These individuals possess a unique blend of computer science, engineering, and artificial intelligence skills. Roboticists create robots for various applications, from manufacturing and healthcare to space exploration and entertainment. They work with cutting-edge technology, such as machine learning and sensor systems, to imbue robots with intelligence and autonomy. But for me, a creative roboticist is whatever I’d like to make it. A far more firm definition will soon be applied to this field of art.
Working with other roboticists, Oddtoe looks for the possibilities for creative expression in a robot’s form, movement, choreography, communication, and automation. Each of these possibilities can spark a thought or a direction for a piece of art. Many of these possibilities are, excitingly, unexplored from an artist’s standpoint.
Robotics is moving so fast. Much faster than the art world. Oddtoe is there to catch the wake, so to speak, of the incredible work of the robotics community. To work alongside as humanity takes its best guess about how to work with these things. A creative roboticist isn’t the most important cog in this wheel, but I don’t see anyone else looking at making fun of robots, finding ways to let humans feel one last bit of superiority before the machines take our jobs and become our intimate partners ;).
A robot is at the core of the idea. In itself, the robot is so interesting and intricate that I just need to imagine how it could be better, more interesting, how I can bring out features in the robot to the viewer. Could I place the robot in a different setting? Augment it somehow? Color or adorn it? What other forms can be brought to the party — projected light, kinetic sculpture, digital art?
This is my favorite part of the creative process. Robots conjure up so much in the human mind: fascination, curiosity, fear, and I’d like to explore humor. Humor is a circuit breaker and let’s other deeper ideas possible once the viewer has let down their guard. It’s here that exciting possibilities exist, not all of which I can control as an artist. But I love that. Individuals will have individual takes on what I created and what I meant to convey.
That frees me up to not to have a point to my art 😉
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