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ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show Call for Entries The first annual ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show will take place in New York City on Saturday, May 25th, 2002. Creators of talented robots are invited to submit their robots for possible inclusion in the show. The deadline for entries is February 1st, 2002. Please see the website: http://artbots.org for more information and instructions for entering. ----- About ArtBots: ArtBots is a cross between a traditional talent show and a juried art exhibition. We have chosen this format so that both robots that make time-based art (e.g. a robot that plays music) and robots that create static output (e.g. a robot that draws a picture) can participate. There are no firm rules that define what qualifies as an art-making robot; if you think it's a robot and you think that it's making art, then it's an art-making robot. However, since we have a limited amount of space and resources, we will select a fixed number of participating robots from the pool of entrants. Now for some Q&A: Q: Is this a robot competition? A: Not really, it's more of a show. However, there will be at least two awards given out at the end: the "Audience Choice Award" and the "Robots' Choice Award." Q: How many robots will be in the show? A: About ten. Q: Where will the event take place? A: Somewhere in New York City. The exact location has not yet been selected. Q: Is ArtBots open to people outside of New York City? A: Of course. However, we're not in a position to offer anything in the way of accommodations for out-of-town guests. Q: Is there a swimsuit competition? A: No, there is no swimsuit competition. Q: What's the point of ArtBots? A: To have fun and to celebrate some creative, non-violent and not-so-competitive aspects of robotics. ............................................. ........ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show....... ..............http://artbots.org............. .............................................
