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Sougwen Chung is an artist who creates drawing machines that work together with her. Instead of drawing alone, she uses robots and technology to collaborate with movement and lines.

Her machines follow patterns, repeat gestures, and sometimes respond to her actions, creating artworks that feel alive, layered, and dynamic. The drawings are not just about the final image, but about the process of interaction between human and machine.

In this project, we will take inspiration from her work to explore how patterns, movement, and repetition can help us create our own designs and ideas.

You’re probably thinking of Patrick Tresset, a London-based artist known for his project where robots draw people.

 What is his “draw with robots” project?

It’s called Paul the Robot.

Patrick builds robotic arms that act like artists. They:

• Observe a person sitting in front of them
• Analyze their face using cameras and software
• Draw portraits using a pen, just like a human would

 How it works:

1. You sit as a model
2. The robot “looks” at you through a camera
3. It processes what it sees (lines, shadows, proportions)
4. The robotic arm sketches your portrait in real time

What makes it special?

• Each robot has its own style, almost like personality
• The drawings are not perfect — they feel human and expressive
• It explores the idea: Can machines be artists?

 Why it’s interesting

This project connects:

• Art + Technology
• Observation + Interpretation
• Human vs Machine creativity

Pindar Van Arman is an artist who creates robots that can paint using artificial intelligence. Unlike Patrick Tresset, whose robots closely observe people and draw them like human artists, Van Arman’s robots are designed to make their own creative decisions. His system, known as CloudPainter, analyzes images by breaking them down into shapes, colors, and brushstrokes, then recreates them through layered painting. What makes his work unique is that the robot is not simply copying—it is interpreting and sometimes even evaluating its own work. Through this process, Van Arman explores the idea of whether machines can truly be creative and what it means for a robot to act as an artist rather than just a tool.

"Requiring just two nails and a power plug, the device can be installed in less than five minutes. It then uses inbuilt engines to move, draw, erase and re-draw new content a limitless amount of times"

Full article here: https://www.dezeen.com/2018/04/04/carlo-ratti-scribit-writing-robot-turns-walls-into-digital-canvases-milan-design-week/

Original project located here: https://carlorattiassociati.com/project/scribit/

.https://www.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/projects/LEGO-art-machines