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<P><FONT SIZE=2>FRAC Center in Orleans, France is hosting an exhibition built entirely by flying robots. A fleet of robots built a six meter high tower from 1500 polystyrene foam blocks. The exhibition had been developed as collaboration work of an architect and a roboticist to inspire new ways of thinking about architecture.<BR>
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This video shows how the flying robots build the exhibition:<BR>
<A HREF="http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/video-watch-flying-robots-build-a-6-meter-tower">http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/video-watch-flying-robots-build-a-6-meter-tower</A><BR>
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The following video shows Flying Machine Arena, the lab involved in this project, and quadrocopter moves:<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwK7WvvUvlI&feature=player_embedded">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwK7WvvUvlI&feature=player_embedded</A><BR>
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Questions:<BR>
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1. What do you think about the pros and cons of the buildings designed and built by robo-architects?<BR>
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2. Do you think that the artwork produced by robots such as this exhibition should be categorized as a new art style? What is human role in producing robotics artwork? How do these artwork generated by robots affect the artist communities back?<BR>
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Moayed Daneshyari, Ph.D.<BR>
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Technology<BR>
Elizabeth City State University<BR>
1704 Weeksville Road - DH121B<BR>
Elizabeth City, NC 27909<BR>
Phone: (252) 335 3290<BR>
Fax: (252) 335 3760<BR>
mdaneshyari@mail.ecsu.edu<BR>
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