User Perception and Evaluation of a Portrait Drawn by KUKA KR3 AGILUS Manipulator

Aidar Zagirov; Elvira Chebotarevа; Sergey Osokin; Hongbing Li; Evgeni Magid

Aidar Zagirov Kazan Federal University
Elvira Chebotarevа Kazan Federal University
Sergey Osokin Kazan Federal University
Hongbing Li Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Evgeni Magid Kazan Federal University

Keywords: Robotic Portrait Drawing, Automated Portrait, Drawing Robots, Creative Ro-botics, Human-Robot Interaction, KUKA KR3 AGILUS robot

Abstract

Creating an artistic portrait is considered one of the most complex areas of a generative art. Currently, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has made significant advancements in generating portraits of people based on photographic images. This has opened up new opportunities for utilizing AI achievements in robotic artistry. However, questions related to evaluation and human perception of such works, including their artistic value, remain open. In our work, we present experimental results of integrating the processing of human photographs using the generative model InstantID with a drawing robot and studying users' reactions to the obtained images. In our experiments, we generated graphic portraits of people and constructed their images using KUKA KR3 AGILUS robot. We then asked participants to rate the resulting portraits based on three parameters: similarity/recognition, beauty/aesthetics, and evoked emotions. The results of the experiments can be used in social robotics, including art therapy that involves social robots and human-robot interaction.