Demo: The Fun of Robotic Artwork
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Abstract
Developing software for robot control often is tedious, difficult and error prone. This is more so for people without a computer science background, such as artists. Functional Reactive Programming (FRP) aims to make reactive programs, such as those used for robotics control, more modular, composable, and aesthetically pleasing. We present the results of a collaboration with the art studio Pors & Rao, specializing in robotic artwork. The aim of this collaboration was to explore the use of FRP in this application area to allow artists to express their intentions for robot control in a more effective manner. We demonstrate the artworks that we jointly worked on, as well as our impressions of the acceptance and potential of FRP for artists without a computer science background.
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