Robot Swarms Turn Music Into Moving Light Paintings

These robots paint with light while guided by music

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed technology that has robots painting with light.They developed a system where small rover-like robots use different coloured lights to create light paintings on the floor as they are guided by music. Lead researcher Gennaro Notomista says this research explores the intersection of technology and art as a tool to help artists.

Robots turn music into paintings of light at the University of Waterloo

Robots and the arts don’t often collide. But, at the University of Waterloo, researchers are turning music into coloured light through the motion of robots.

Robot swarms turn music into moving light paintings

A system developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo lets people collaborate with groups of robots to create works of art inspired by music. The new technology features multiple wheeled robots about the size of soccer balls that trail colored light as they move within a fixed area on the floor in response to key features of music including tempo and chord progression. A camera records the coordinated light trails as they snake within …

University of Waterloo - Translating music into light and motion with robots

A system developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo lets people collaborate with groups of robots to create works of art inspired by music. The new techno. . .