Robert Twomey

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Robert Twomey is a leading voice at the intersection of emerging media arts, human-robot interaction, and artificial intelligence. His research fundamentally reimagines how humans and machines can collaborate creatively, moving beyond purely functional robotics to explore embodied, artistic, and cognitive exchanges. Twomey’s most cited work, "Three Stage Drawing Transfer" (2022, 5 combined citations), exemplifies this approach by creating a unique visual-mental-physical circuit between a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN), a co-robotic arm, and a five-year-old child. This project investigates how drawing and cognition can be translated across biological and artificial intelligences. In his subsequent work, "Beyond the Black Box: Human Robot Interaction through Human Robot Performances" (2024, 3 citations), Twomey critically examines how the physical and interaction design of robots shapes their modes of relating to humans, arguing for a more nuanced understanding of these relationships as AI transforms society. Through his experimental performances and installations, Twomey is pioneering new possibilities for creative, embodied interactions between humans and machines, making significant contributions to both the arts and the science of human-robot collaboration.