# Robotic Pixel Painters Sandy Noble's Polargraphs are Based on a Polar Coordinate System By Meghan Young | Published 2011-06-30 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandy-noble References: [fastcodesign](http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664359/a-drawing-machine-whose-pen-strokes-become-pixels-video) & [polargraph](http://www.polargraph.co.uk/) It is hard to be original anymore in the art world, yet Sandy Noble has devised a way to be original while also embracing the wave of the future. He has created a robotic system that sketches out stunning pixelated prints. Although Sandy Noble's primitive robot was adapted to a similar system that was designed to create Arctic maps, his work is quite singular. Yet, since it is based on a polar coordinate system, Sandy Noble appropriately calls his work Polargraphs. What I particularly like about Sandy Noble's Polargraphs is how there is chaos in the measured strokes of the robot's arm. Although programmed to parse a bitmapped image into polar coordinates, Sandy Noble sets it up purposely so that he never knows quite how each drawing will turn out. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 20% | Activity: 34% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Robotic Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop robotic systems that can create unique and original art pieces. - **Pixelated Prints:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create technology that generates pixelated prints using a robotic system. - **Polar Coordinate Systems:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the application of polar coordinate systems in various industries such as design, architecture, or engineering. ### Who This Affects Most - **Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine robotics and art to create innovative and unconventional art forms. - **Printing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate robotic systems into printing processes to produce unique and pixelated prints. - **Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced technology systems that utilize polar coordinate systems for various applications. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artistic AI Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sketcher-x.md) - [AI-Powered Painting Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loklik-ipaint.md) - [Polaroid-Inspired Poetry Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/poetroid.md) - [Motion Liquid Art Distortions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lidris.md) - [Interactive Kinetic Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-kinetic-sculptures.md) - [AI-Inspired Digital Art Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evolving-perspectives.md) - [Mesmerizing Sand Pattern Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crystal-sandsara.md) - [Drone-Assisted Landscape Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/katsu-1.md) - [Kinetic Artful Sand Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arrakis-30.md)