
"Imagine a world with more art in it. Every office building, student apartment, and new home with empty walls will be its own gallery."
— Chloë Ryan, Acrylic Robotics CEO
What is Acrylic?
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Most people can’t afford art
This creates a market where artists struggle to earn a living
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We are the world’s first way to make painted art at scale
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In five years, most art sellers will carry three products
- Photo prints ($),
- Handmade originals ($$$)
- Acrylic painted editions ($$)

Letter from the CEO
Why should we have painting robots? Because they offer an alternative to the current system that values scarcity above all and leaves most artists below the poverty line or forced to work second jobs. And because art lives when it’s seen, not locked away in private collections. And finally, because photo prints of original works simply do not do them justice.
My vision is to use technology to make it easier for artists to make a living, to make fine art more accessible to the public, and to accelerate creativity for all.
We’ve spent more than two years tirelessly doing research and development to figure out how to do two things: capture an artist's unique style - the way they layer, mix colours, apply pressure – and teach our robots to do it for them at scale.
Each of our pieces is made with real paint pigments and on canvas using exactly the same strokes as the original artist. Yet no two pieces are 100% identical. The virtually imperceptible differences from one canvas to another in each numbered collection are what makes them special.
I believe something magical can emerge when the precision and tirelessness of robots meets the human creativity of artists. On behalf of my whole team of artists and engineers: thank you for being here!
- CHLOË RYAN, CEO
Meet our team
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Ben Dowden - Head of Eng.
Master's in Engineering, background in machine vision, machine learning, mechanical engineering.
Acrylic in the news
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CTV News
Read"This Canadian robotics start-up is using AI to help artists make nearly-identical copies of original paintings"
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Art, Meet Robotics.
Read"When you think of robotics, art is likely not the first thing that comes to mind. But Chloë Ryan, founder of Acrylic Robotics, is determined to change that "
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Engine
Read"It's not often that the art world collides with the engineering world, but that's exactly what happened when..."
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