Olympic athletes inspire robotic zen garden in Tokyo


Robotic ‘gardeners’, each about two metres (6.6 foot) tall, have been given a new lease on life in Tokyo's Ueno Park. — AFP Relaxnews

TOKYO: At a serene zen garden in a Tokyo park, abstract lines inspired by the movements of Olympic athletes are carefully traced in the gravel – not by monks, but by robots.

The newly installed artwork, titled “The Constant Gardeners”, features four large industrial robotic arms that work together to sculpt a traditional Japanese rock garden.

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