[Dprglist] Fw: 2nd Annual Robot Art Competition 2017

[Carl Ott]

FYI - correct link is:

http://robotart.org/



On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 4:53 PM, DPRG Secretary <secretary at dprg.org> wrote:

> -All,
>      Here is an interesting opportunity for members looking to do a group
> project and helping DPRG. The Robotic Art Competition is an international
> competition open to all (though it is aimed at schools and universities) to
> generate robotic art. This contest specifically targets painting. Most
> teams use a robot arm. I think a x/y table style CNC would be easier. The
> main  deliverables are images of the generated art and a video of its
> creation. Information about the contest and a gallery of last year’s
> winners is at robostart.org.
>
>     For a non-school team 100% of the winnings must be donated to a US
> based charity. DPRG is a US based charity [image: Winking smile].
>
>     Would anyone be interested in forming a DPRG team? Let me know, by
> sending me an email. The deadline for submission of the art is April 15th.
> The deadline for team registration is April 1st.
>
>     I confirmed that there would be no entry fee for DPRG from the contest
> officials.
>
> Regards,
> Doug P.
> DPRG Secretary
>
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> *From:* Chason Gordon <chasong at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, December 19, 2016 1:32 AM
> *To:* info at dprg.org
> *Subject:* 2nd Annual Robot Art Competition 2017
>
> Hi,
>
> Thought you might be interested in the 2nd Annual Robot Art Competition,
> which features $100,000 in cash prizes. We're a nonprofit, and the contest
> is free to enter and open to any age. The goal is to challenge students to
> produce something visually beautiful with robotics. It's ideal for robotic
> student projects involved in robotic planning and image processing,
> especially those who have an appreciation for art. Details, team signup,
> and last year's winners are at http://robotart.org.
> <http://robotart.org/>
> Robotart | The Robotic Art Competition <http://robotart.org/>
> robotart.org
> RobotArt – the $100,000 Robot Art competition! The 2017 second annual
> robotic art competition with $100,000 in cash prizes is now open for team
> registration.
>
>
> There is no cost to educational institutions or to students to enter, and
> students can use any robotic system to produce the artwork. While most
> teams are using existing robotic arms, the contest is open to custom
> hardware. Students can enter up to six paintings in each of the competition
> categories of "fully automated execution" and "manually (semi or
> tele-robotic) generated" art, where generally, there is little or no
> specialized software used to control the robot.
>
> The deadline for artwork submission is April 3rd. If you have questions or
> ideas on who I should contact to help spread the word, please let me know.
>
> Thanks for your time.
> Chason Gordon
> http://robotart.org/
>
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