The development of a cybernetic sculptor: Edward Ihnatowicz and the senster

Abstract: Edward Ihnatowicz (1926-1988) built one of the world’s first computer-controlled robotic sculptures, The Senster, in 1968-70. Rather than concentrate entirely on this groundbreaking and influential piece of work, this paper describes the stages he went through in developing his ideas, as an illustration of how a conventional artist became a cybernetic sculptor.

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