Computer Art - Zanelle

A Zanelle is an artwork painted by a robot. It differs from other forms of printing that uses machinery such as offset printing and inkjet printing, in that the artwork is made up of actual brush strokes and artist grade paints. Many Zanelles are indistinguishable from artist created paintings.

One of the first Zanelle painters was AARON, an artificial intelligence/artist developed by Professor Harold Cohen, UCSD, in the mid 1970s. Another pioneer in the field, Ken Goldberg of UC Berkeley created an 11' x 11' painting machine in 1992. Multiple other robotic painters exist though none are currently mass produced.