Vincent van Bot: the robots turning their hand to art

All artwork in the competition are more than the typical landscapes and photorealistic portraits. "I was telling the teams, if their robot knocks over a can of paint and they think it's beautiful, they should submit it," said Conru. "We have no limit on to what constitutes art." The Carnegie Mellon team have created a bot that works like an invisible coloring book. The robot has a paintbrush that is attached to a robotic arm and guides the human hand to follow the guidelines set in a paint program.