If you're a budding artist, watch out – there's new competition on the horizon as robots move into the creative field.

A cyborg is set to become an artist after painting incredible portraits using "cameras in her eyes" and artificial intelligence, with a video showing just how intricate the robot's work really is.

Ai-Da Robot is described as the ‘world’s first ultra-realistic humanoid robot artist’, having been designed with a woman's facial features and a set of arms, as well as a short black bob with a fringe.

The budding creative has just released her first-ever collection – a series of celebrity portraits of stars such as Billie Eilish, Diana Ross and Kendrick Lamar, among others.

She's also set to become a music festival star, with the robot's work to be displayed in the Shangri La field at Glastonbury festival next week.

The cyborg's name, Ai-Da is linked to computer programmer Ada Lovelace, with the AI machine designed in Oxford by Brit Aidan Meller and built in Cornwall by Engineered Arts (UK).

The rather uncanny-looking cyborg has human-like skin, eyes and hair, and some truly unique capabilities, including using computer memory to visualise her canvas.

Ai-Da Robot, who is able to converse using a specially designed AI language model, told Needtoknow.online: “I’m going to the 50th Glastonbury festival. I’m looking forward to meeting new people and experiencing the unique atmosphere.

“Well, it's a kind of fun thing for me to do.

"I’ll be at Shangri-La, and I’m doing some portraits - I hope that my art encourages discussion about art, music, and of course our futures!

"See you there!”

As for her work, the art is a sight to behold.

The first portrait uses strong purple hues and harsh lines to create a tribute to disco diva Diana Ross.

The second piece is of artist Kendrick Lamar done in yellows and greens.

Meanwhile the third painting uses reddish tones and brush strokes, and is not unlike Edvard Munch’s screaming woman, only this painting depicts pop star Billie Eilish.

The final painting is a green and blue portrait with matchstick-like lines, in the shape of Sir Paul McCartney.

Despite being a robot, Ai-Da reportedly has her own artistic temperament and is growing in confidence, exploring new artistic techniques and learning as she goes.

Her work includes collaborative paintings, sculptures, performance art and for the first time in 2022 paintings.

As a work of conceptual art herself, Ai-Da encourages her human counterparts to reconsider our self-perception through the lens of a humanoid robot.

“After making history with her self portraits, Ai-Da is continually developing her skills," said Aidan Meller, the cyborg's creator and project director.

"It’s an exciting time as her painting ability is progressing, and there’s a lot of innovation.

"How does a non-human robot see the world, how do Ai-Da’s unique algorithms interrogate what she sees?

"She is in new artistic territory.”

**FACT BOX: HOW DOES AI-DA PAINT?***

A series of unique AI algorithms help give the cyborg inspiration for her paintings. Ai-Da then uses a robotic arm to bring her digital formations into the physical world, through drawing and painting onto canvas.

Creating the artworks is no easy task, even for a cyborg, and her work is layered and scaled gradually to reveal the finished portrait.

Ai-Da will be giving live demonstrations of her incredible painting skills at the music festival, with two painting sessions a day.

Her presentation of the portraits follows a raft of high-profile exhibitions over the past two years including a 2022 solo show entitled “Leaping into the Metaverse” during the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.

She also participated in Forever is Now 2021, the first major contemporary art exhibition at the great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, and the London Design Festival 2021 at the V&A Museum.

Proceeds from sale of the prints will go back into developing & supporting future artists.

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