# GPS-Controlled Venue Designs Outpost Office Designed the Drawing Fields with GPS and Robots By Elena Rahman | Published 2021-11-18 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/outpost-office References: [dezeen](https://www.dezeen.com/2021/11/17/outpost-office-gps-controlled-robots-temporary-performance-venue/) & [outpost-office](https://www.outpost-office.com/) Outpost Office created a temporary performance venue using robots controlled by GPS. The Ohio-based studio designated a grassy area as the venue space. The team used water-soluble paint to draw site-specified areas to produce an unconventional stage setup. The robots drew temporary patterns using non-toxic paint that recalled sports line-markings, acting as a [temporary art installation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/forest-dancer) and venue space in one. Ragdale was the chosen site for the project -- a former summerhouse of the late architect Howard Van Doren Shaw in Illinois. Drawing Fields was designed as a response to the Ragdale Ring competition's theme of mobility. Designers were challenged to build [temporary performance venues](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/what-goes-around-bandstand) on the Ragdale grounds. Each field drawing took two days for the robots to install. Image Credit: Outpost Office ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 34% | Activity: 3% | Freshness: 11% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/architecture) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Gps-controlled Venue Designs:** More designers will incorporate GPS, robots, and temporary installations in their creative concepts. - **Non-toxic Paint Innovations:** There is an opportunity for companies to develop more environmentally friendly and water-soluble paints for various applications. - **Mobility-based Competitions:** Competitions and challenges based on mobility will continue to spark creative and unconventional solutions from designers and architects. ### Where This Applies - **Event Production:** GPS-controlled robots open up a new world of possibilities for temporary performance venues, stage setups, and pop-up events. - **Robotics and Automation:** The integration of GPS technology in robotics presents new areas for innovation in the manufacturing, automotive, and transportation industries. - **Environmental Friendly Paints:** The development and use of water-soluble and non-toxic paints have potential application in the home, fashion, automotive, and construction industries. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Automated Land Surveying Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/civ-robotics.md) - [Code-Generated Pavilion Structures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-orb.md) - [Automated Worksite Printer Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hp-siteprint.md) - [Robotic Portrait Sketches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pankraz-piktograph.md) - [Interactive Public Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/radius-transformation-pavilion.md) - [Inflatable-Orb Stage Set Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whomadewho.md) - [Drone-Assisted Landscape Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/katsu-1.md) - [Tropical Modernism Stage Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/south-asian-stage.md) - [Reflective Hemispherical Theater Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ball-theater.md)