A famous Brussels-based artist named Patrick Tresset says that he is delighted to see his portrait-drawing robot on display as part of a Future Gallery project which kicked off in Beijing on Monday.
"Actually all my work is about humans, not about technology. Artificial intelligence doesn't really exist, and it takes the imagination of humans."
As a visitor puts their face in front of the camera, the robot begins to draw an image; but Tresset says the image is not of that person, or any specific person.
"And it's not the drawing of one face. It's the combination of the memories of the day. Each time, it's a early year you can see it's making scribbles on the scene, because I don't try to do a portrait. It's really the combination of the humans. It can recognize faces, but not precisely."
Tresset is among 13 international cutting-edge artists who have artworks on display in this Future Gallery at the Today Art Museum in Beijing.
Museum founder Zhang Baoquan has expressed his constant support for the art project, which is being held in Beijing for a third time.