數位自然：衍生藝術實體化之機器人書寫裝置 Biomimicry Aesthetics: Robotic Calligraphy of "Sensitive Floral"
黃致傑暨清華大學仿生設計實驗室 Chih-Chieh Huang & Biodesign Lab, National Tsing Hua University
與陽明交大王識源機械手臂技術合作
Collaboration on robotic arm technology with Associate Professor Shih‑Yuan Wang at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
《Biomimicry Aesthetics: Robotic Calligraphy of "Sensitive Floral"》是一項結合生成藝術（Generative Art）與生物模仿（Biomimicry）的跨領域科技藝術創作。此作品靈感源自含羞草（Mimosa pudica）的葉片動態特性，利用碎形樹（Fractal Tree）結構與細胞自動機（Cellular Automata）技術，構建出一套即時互動生成系統。該系統以數學遞歸（Recursion）和網格運算（Grid Computation）為核心，呈現自然界中的自我調適性動態與群體行為的視覺化解構。觀者透過觸控操作啟動樹狀虛擬結構的動態連鎖反應，模擬含羞草葉片的觸發行為，營造出沉浸式互動體驗。
在此基礎上，作品進一部發展將互動中生成的樹狀資料視覺化、實體化的創作。從機械手臂的路徑規劃、墨跡表現 的詮釋設計中，將樹狀結構的分支、絨毛以不一樣的墨水筆觸來呈現，讓原本隱身於數位世界中的虛擬 pixel，能夠在實體世界中現身，這樣的表達，同時開啟了筆跡在物理中因不同速度、筆觸產生渲染的實驗。該作品獲得 2024 年日本福岡亞洲數位藝術大賞展「Asia Digital Art Award Fukuoka」（ADAA）互動藝術優秀獎，並於 2025年3月4日至9日在福岡市美術館展出。
This interdisciplinary techno-art project merges generative art and biomimicry to explore the expressive potential of artificial systems inspired by living organisms. Drawing inspiration from the responsive movement of Mimosa pudica (sensitive plant), the work constructs a real-time interactive generative system based on fractal tree structures and cellular automata.
Rooted in recursive mathematics and grid computation, the system visualizes adaptive dynamics and collective behaviors observed in nature. Viewers trigger cascading reactions within the virtual tree structure through tactile interaction, simulating the touch-sensitive response of Mimosa leaves and creating an immersive participatory experience.
Building upon this, the project further translates the generative data into visualized and materialized expressions. Through robotic path planning and custom calligraphic interpretations, the branching forms and textures of the tree are rendered with varied ink gestures. What once existed only as virtual pixels is now transformed into tangible traces—experimenting with how brushstroke, motion, and ink diffusion behave in the physical world.
This work was awarded the Award for Excellence in Interactive Art at the 2024 Asia Digital Art Award Fukuoka (ADAA), and was exhibited at the Fukuoka Art Museum from March 4–9, 2025.
