This paper presents a comprehensive refurbishment of the interactive robotic art installation Standards and Double Standards by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. The installation features an array of belts suspended from the ceiling, each actuated by stepper motors and dynamically oriented by a vision-based tracking system that follows the movements of exhibition visitors. The original system was limited by oscillatory dynamics, resulting in torsional and pendulum-like vibrations that constrained rotational speed and reduced interactive responsiveness. To address these challenges, the refurbishment involved significant upgrades to both hardware and motion control algorithms. A detailed mathematical model of the flying belt system was developed to accurately capture its dynamic behavior, providing a foundation for advanced control design. An input shaping method, formulated as a convex optimization problem, was implemented to effectively suppress vibrations, enabling smoother and faster belt movements. Experimental results demonstrate substantial improvements in system performance and audience interaction. This work exemplifies the integration of robotics, control engineering, and interactive art, offering new solutions to technical challenges in real-time motion control and vibration damping for large-scale kinetic installations.

When Y2K seemed like the world's most pressing technological concern, the Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer was using a dictionary and a set of grammatical rules to teach a computer how to write questions. The program he built can make enquiries in Spanish, English, German and French, in 4.7tn possible combinations. When the artwork showed at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art last year, it still had 271,000 years of new questions to ask. Which is to say, Lozano-Hemmer has been working with generative technology long enough to have learned a powerful lesson: "There is no such thing as a neutral algorithm." This lesson was reiterated to the Bafta-winning media artist in a spectacular, humiliating fashion at Miami Art Basel a little over a decade ago.

Two paintings up for auction in New York highlight a growing interest in artificial intelligence-created works -- a technique that could transform how art is made and viewed but is also stirring up passionate debate. The art world was stunned last year when an AI painting sold for $432,500, and auctioneers are keen to further test demand for computer-generated works. "Art is a true reflection of what our society, what our environment responds to," said Max Moore of Sotheby's. "And so it's just a natural continuation of the progression of art," he added. Sotheby's will put two paintings by the French art collective Obvious up for sale on Thursday, including "Le Baron De Belamy."

AI has moved into the art world. Two paintings up for auction in New York highlight a growing interest in artificial intelligence-created works – a technique that could transform how art is made and viewed but is also stirring up passionate debate. Last year, the art world was stunned when an AI painting sold for US$432,500, and auctioneers are keen to further test demand for computer-generated works. "Art is a true reflection of what our society, what our environment responds to," said Max Moore of Sotheby's. Sotheby's will put two paintings by the French art collective Obvious up for sale this week, including "Le Baron De Belamy."