music

Write and play your own sheet music with the Gocen

DigInfo TV 09 Nov 2012

The Gocen is a device which scans and plays handwritten sheet music in real time. It is being developed by a group at the Tokyo Metropolitan University led by Assistant Professor Tetsuaki Baba. "Firs...

Robot video roundup: music+

Andra Keay 10 Oct 2012

This robotic installation actually plays the whole song 40°42’48.46 N 73°58’18.38 by German rock/electronic artist Bonaparte. Filmed by French team Jul & Mat, the installation is the brain ...

Old flutist robot

RobotGrrl 03 Oct 2012

It's always interesting to see robot creations from many years ago. You can learn a lot from some old ideas, and what people did when they didn't have the technology (or access to it) that we have tod...

Tovbot’s Shimi at Google I/O

John Payne 29 Jun 2012

http://youtu.be/s6bs1rrOwxo Tovbot's Shimi made its first public appearance two days ago at Google I/O, where not just one but three Shimis performed in perfect coordination. Tovbot was formed earlie...

Robotic musicianship

Sabine Hauert 30 Nov 2011

Shimon is an interactive robotic marimba player that can improvise both music and choreography in real-time to the melody of a human pianist. Playing an instrument does not make you a musician. To bec...