https://gyazo.com/102c9e10a835939ffe1c3c0f5c6ce639

https://gyazo.com/2b11a928db3c39df5ef71407fffea5b6

With Spotter (2018 - 2022), Driessens & Verstappen created an artificial spotter that can identify and photograph animals. Inspired by his observations, Spotter tries to draw the animals himself. The self-learning capabilities of this robot are made possible by techniques such as Machine Vision, Object Detection, Machine Learning and GAN (Generative Adversarial Network).

After a first try-out in 2018, Spotter was developed further for the Machine Wilderness artist-in-residence at ARTIS Zoo Amsterdam, in early spring 2022. The animal species observed with the robot camera are meerkat, ibex, tern & ibis, trumpeter swan, mandrill, giraffe, zebra, weaverbird. The respective learning processes were captured frame by frame, resulting in animations of about 90 minutes.

https://vimeo.com/301373163