Sympoiesis

What could be considered “creative” contains a certain degree of ambiguity, meaning that creating a system to respond creatively might be difficult and be open to different interpretations on the degree of this creativity. This thesis does not intend to answer the question “Can robots be creative?”, but rather explore how creative robots will feel during a co-creative experience. Sympoiesis focuses on the range of nuances in an interaction between industrial robotic arms and humans within creative processes that occur in architecture, design and art. Through concurrent interaction between two creators, a human and a robot and a simple series of design games, it investigates what are the elements, behaviors and affordances of designing and creating with robots. In this way, the project thereby advocates for research on the protocols of human-robot relations and creative tasks.