Celebrate 15 Years of Furobot Creation — From Illustration to AI Reality
Here's something that might surprise you — after over a decade of sketching characters, Keng Fu Chu used AI to breathe life into his old designs. He recalls how early attempts in 2024 resulted in bizarre, unrecognizable monsters, but by late 2025, AI tools had improved enough to help create more coherent images. Chu explains that AI is great at changing materials, lighting, and scene transfer, but struggles with precise object placement or complex interactions. So, he shifted his approach — viewing AI as a collaborator for rough drafts, not perfection. When making animations, he learned to set clear, explicit prompts, often starting with a perfect static image and manually refining from there. Chu’s experience shows that resource management, like controlling AI quotas, is key — you're more a curator than a creator. And while AI can’t yet direct full stories, it’s a powerful tool for extending images and imagining transitions. As Chu points out, the future belongs to creators who master both their vision and their tools.
