From 4-8th September Patrick Tresset will be exhibiting his project ‘5 Robots named Paul’ at ARS electronica 2014 festival in Austria.

Patrick Tresset a Visiting Research Fellow at Goldsmiths uses what he calls “clumsy robotics” to create autonomous cybernetic entities that are playful projections of the artist.

In ‘5 Robots named Paul’, a scene reminiscent of a drawing class has been created, with robots attached to old school desks which are equipped with biros and paper. A seated volunteer is sketched by the robots through the ‘eyes’ of their obsolete digital cameras and webcams. The robot’s depictions look untidy, mimicking the movements of a human hand creating sketches which are pinned to the wall throughout the duration of the exhibition.

The project has been built upon research findings from computer vision, artificial intelligence and cognitive computing.

• Patrick has been selected for ‘Upgrade_5’, the New Technology Art Awards 2014
• Find out more about Patrick’s other projects