Robot can draw portraits now

You know those streetside artists who seem to have way more talent than folks at the local art gallery? Well, you can now get your portrait done by a robot instead of relying on human talent thanks to this robotic effort by researcher Sylvain Calinon. The robot developed is capable of recognizing a face in its field of vision, snapping a digital photo and extracting the major characteristics of their face. Once its algorithms get to work, the robot will automatically function as an X/Y plotter, fleshing out your details slowly but surely. Does this mean that street artists will be out of a job anytime soon? Nah, but this is certainly an interesting development. Check out a video of it in action here.