Now they’re building robots that can draw sprawling pictures across the beach. The robot — aptly ... The artist behind the robot starts a canvas by setting down poles, which the robot uses ...

A "charming" LS Lowry seascape has been sold at auction for £1.2m. The 1947 oil on canvas Beach Scene, Lancashire, is thought to depict a scene from Lytham St Annes where Lowry holidayed as a child.