We are thrilled to present "Expressive Machines", an exhibition curated by the Machine Arts Group at AI+X Summit organized by ETH AI Center !
This exhibition explores how AI and robotics move beyond image generation into the realm of physical expression. Robots that draw, interpret, and paint transform perception into gesture and code into brushstroke, raising the question: can machines develop their own aesthetics and become creative themselves?
Featuring three live installations: ✍️ Patrick Tresset’s autonomous drawing agents 🖼 Sofie Mart’s image interpretation techniques 🎨 e-David, a painting robot developed by Michael Stroh at the University of Konstanz
📍 StageOne, Zurich Oerlikon | 1st Floor, Cube 1 🕔 02.10.2025 | 17:00 – 21:30 🎟 General Admission: 20 CHF | Students: 10 CHF 📌
Check the program and get your ticket at https://www.plusx.ai/public-night
This exhibition explores how AI and robotics move beyond image generation into the realm of physical expression. Robots that draw, interpret, and paint transform perception into gesture and code into brushstroke, raising the question: can machines develop their own aesthetics and become creative themselves?
Featuring three live installations: ✍️ Patrick Tresset’s autonomous drawing agents 🖼 Sofie Mart’s image interpretation techniques 🎨 e-David, a painting robot developed by Michael Stroh at the University of Konstanz
📍 StageOne, Zurich Oerlikon | 1st Floor, Cube 1 🕔 02.10.2025 | 17:00 – 21:30 🎟 General Admission: 20 CHF | Students: 10 CHF 📌
Check the program and get your ticket at https://www.plusx.ai/public-night
Another great event is coming up next week!
We are happy to announce an artist talk by our dear guest, Patrick Tresset, next Friday in Zurich!
Patrick is an internationally acclaimed contemporary French artist best known for performative installations, drawings, and generative works that use robotics, AI, and traditional media to explore human presence and experience.
🕔 03.10.2025 | 18:30 – 20:00
📍 Zurich University of the Arts, Toni-Areal, Zurich | Viaduktraum (2.A05)
🎟 Free admission
#machineart #machineartsgroup #roboticart #artisttalk
We are happy to announce an artist talk by our dear guest, Patrick Tresset, next Friday in Zurich!
Patrick is an internationally acclaimed contemporary French artist best known for performative installations, drawings, and generative works that use robotics, AI, and traditional media to explore human presence and experience.
🕔 03.10.2025 | 18:30 – 20:00
📍 Zurich University of the Arts, Toni-Areal, Zurich | Viaduktraum (2.A05)
🎟 Free admission
#machineart #machineartsgroup #roboticart #artisttalk
Hey Everyone! We unfortunately have to move our meetup to the next week. We’ll meet on the 14.10 at 7pm at Zentralwäscherei, Neuehard 12 (cafe on the ground floor). You are welcome to join us 😊🙌🏻
👋🏻👋🏻 We are organizing an extended machine painting workshop! Join us for two days of playful experimentation: build your own DIY robotic painting kit and learn the art of machine painting.
Over two days, participants will assemble and program a small painting robot, explore image-processing and machine-control techniques and produce a set of small paintings.
Structure:
1️⃣ Day 1 Build & Code: assemble and run the physical system, learn the basics of image and G-code processing.
2️⃣ Day 2 Play & Paint: learn about different machine painting techniques, experiment and make your own paintings.
When: 6–7 December 2025 (afternoon hours, exact time TBU)
Where: Bitwäscherei, Neue Hard 12, Zürich
More info & registration: https://sgmkcloud.ocloud.de/index.php/apps/forms/Q7Qk6zxfoxMZyJWA
Why this might be interesting:
🎨 A fun entry into creative robotics and digital art
🎁 Make your own winter art project (or Christmas card!)
🙌 Join an open community of artists, makers, and tinkerers
Over two days, participants will assemble and program a small painting robot, explore image-processing and machine-control techniques and produce a set of small paintings.
Structure:
1️⃣ Day 1 Build & Code: assemble and run the physical system, learn the basics of image and G-code processing.
2️⃣ Day 2 Play & Paint: learn about different machine painting techniques, experiment and make your own paintings.
When: 6–7 December 2025 (afternoon hours, exact time TBU)
Where: Bitwäscherei, Neue Hard 12, Zürich
More info & registration: https://sgmkcloud.ocloud.de/index.php/apps/forms/Q7Qk6zxfoxMZyJWA
Why this might be interesting:
🎨 A fun entry into creative robotics and digital art
🎁 Make your own winter art project (or Christmas card!)
🙌 Join an open community of artists, makers, and tinkerers
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Hi y’all, Armin here. Thursday next week (26.02), I will be showing off the plotter work I‘ve been working recently on as part of the ZHdK What‘s Next_Compass Open Studio Night. There‘s a guided tour at 18:30 (registration here: https://www.zhdk.ch/en/event/60567) or you‘re welcome to just come hang out (I‘m in Atelier 1)! Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CwVAfm9X3ftDpJ4s9?g_st=ic Would love to see y‘all there :)
We are excited to announce our next Machine Arts Group talk with Liat Grayver and Daniel Berio, on Thursday 19.03, in Zurich!
Liat and Daniel are artists and researchers working at the intersection of robotics, computation, and visual art. They will talk about their individual practices, encounters with robotic machines and collaborative project, Labor, which will be presented at After The Algorithm Festival the following week.
🕔 19.03.2026 | 19:00–20:30
📍 Zurich University of the Arts, Toni-Areal, Zurich | Viaduktraum (2.A05)
🎟 Free admission
Liat and Daniel are artists and researchers working at the intersection of robotics, computation, and visual art. They will talk about their individual practices, encounters with robotic machines and collaborative project, Labor, which will be presented at After The Algorithm Festival the following week.
🕔 19.03.2026 | 19:00–20:30
📍 Zurich University of the Arts, Toni-Areal, Zurich | Viaduktraum (2.A05)
🎟 Free admission