CAN A ROBOTIC ARM BE A CREATIVE TOOL… OR JUST A SOULLESS INDUSTRIAL MACHINE?

CAN A ROBOTIC ARM BE A CREATIVE TOOL… OR JUST A SOULLESS INDUSTRIAL MACHINE?

For decades, the robotic arm has been a symbol of efficiency, repetition, and control. In the collective imagination, it belongs to the factory: production lines, welding stations, assembly tasks, timed cycles. That’s why, when it appears in an art studio, an architecture lab, or on a stage, the reaction is often mixed—fascination, yes, but also…