These robots just won up to $30,000 for their paintings

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National Taiwan University

The winners of the very first Robot Art Contest have been announced!

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Andrew Conru, the founder of the social networking company FriendFinder Networks, hosted the contest to show that robots can have a creative side. There were two categories in the contest: Telerobotics, which is for robots that collaborate with humans, and Fully Automated painting robots. 

Here are the winners:

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The fourth place prize of $10,000 went to e-David, built by the University of Konstanz. It was submitted in the fully automated category.

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University of Konstanz

The third place prize of $12,000 went to NoRAA from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, Italy. It was entered in the Fully Automated category.

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Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera
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"Extremely interesting and innovative work using robotics… I would definitely add one of these works to my personal collection," a judge wrote about the robot's work.

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Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera

CloudPainter, a robot created by George Washington University, secured the second place prize of $18,000. It was submitted in the Telerobotics category.

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George Washington University
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"The painting feels unique in style and very painterly–not digital or robotic," a judge wrote about the robot's work.

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George Washington University

Source: Robotart.org

And TAIDA, a robot created by National Taiwan University, won the grand prize of $30,000. It was submitted in the Fully Automated category.

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National Taiwan University
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"With TAIDA’s 'Still Life,' we were particularly struck by the relative sophistication in the robot’s color mixing," a judge wrote about the robot's work.

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National Taiwan University

Source: Robotart.org

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