Robot from the past plays 80s keyboards

Robotics

The WABOT-2, developed by Waseda University in back in the 1980s was a humanoid robotic keyboard player that was actually considered the most advanced robot of its time. It could listen to accompanying singers and change its tempo while carrying on a conversation. Check out the video for some of its keyboard-playing prowess.

Humanoid History – WABOT, [via]

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