Move over calligraphers and typography aficionados, theirs a new sheriff in town. He’s not human, he’s a robot named Kuka. Kuka was created by a group of German artists called RobotLab. Kuka was programmed to write the entire Martin Luther-period Bible, including the Old and New Testaments by hand. All written on a long scroll of paper, by using a calligraphic style early font called “Schwabacher.”
I wish I could of used Kuka for Jimmy’s class. I’m excited to see what Kuka and other robots can do in the future. Hopefully, Kuka won’t replace human calligraphers in the future. Could this be the beginning of man vs. machine in the typography world?
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