Picture a robot. What comes to mind? Perhaps a droid from Star Wars or The Jetsons: a machine that can move, speak and perform tasks all by itself. Or maybe your imagination jumps to humanoid robots à ...

PITTSBURGH — So many people think they aren’t artistic at all, but a new robot created at Carnegie Mellon University lets anyone become an artist. The robot’s name is Frida, and it’s a drawing robot.

The robots are here, zipping across the Colorado State University campus as students, faculty and staff pull out their cell phones to snap pictures and video clips. Depending on where they’re standing ...