Bjoern Schuelke’s interactive sculptures will mesmerize you with whirling propellers and twitching legs, but you are actually the one being studied. They’re armed with tiny cameras and stare back at the viewers, quietly recording.

The sculptures also feature motion sensors that allow the robots to identify and take aim at humans in the room, displaying their target on small built-in screens. One interesting piece, the Tribble like “TV-Pirates” will find those who are walking around and put them on the small TV-screens.

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Check out these handcrafted sculptures by Pennsylvania artist Toby Atticus Fraley, assembled from vintage found objects. Some of the robot personalities include rock star, an amputee robot, even Slim Pickens riding a nuke in Dr. Strangelove.

They aren’t just small works either, they’re sizable ranging in height from about 28″ tall to 58″ tall and they light up. He has a unique style that refreshing to see in Robot sculptural art, probably due to his heavy use of coolers and vacuum parts. He’s even been making some cool remotes to turn the lights on from afar. I might consider Toby for some architectural projects I have in mind for rebuilding the slums of Botropolis. Damn good stuff!

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Designer Ann P Smith creates amazing robotic animal sculptures from broken electronics and machine parts. The sculptures are sold in stores and galleries throughout the US and have been published as illustrations in magazines and brochures. Some of her clients include Chevron lubricants division, Cricket Magazine, and Cicada Magazine. You can also watch animations of her robotic sculptures in action at her website and buy them from her etsy shop.

[Ann Smith's Etsy Shop]