Watch: Robot Band Turns Scrap Metal to Heavy Metal
This larger than life robot band has a big sound and a bigger stage presence.
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The Wonderful Whimsical Instruments of Maywa Denki
Maywa Denki is a true delight: a unique group seemingly not of this world and who cannot be easily described. You can call them a “Nonsense Factory“—we have, and they do. If I were to conjure up an algorithm to approximate their well-played silliness, just roll together Devo, Talking Heads, OK Go, Blue Man Group, and throw in a dash of LEGO […]
Voice-Activated Instruments at NYC’s Clocktower Gallery
Perennial music maker and sound artist Ranjit Bhatnagar will be exhibiting The Singing Room for one week only in May at NYC’s Clocktower Gallery.
Robot Music Makers and Education Day at Maker Faire Bay Area
Intel will be bringing their real-world version of Animusic’s “Pipe Dream” to Maker Faire Bay Area. Educators sign up to participate in Education Day and help the Intel team tune this digital instrument.
Animusic’s “Pipe Dream” Made Real
By now most of you have probably seen or heard some version of Animusic’s digitally animated musical concerts – specifically, their “Pipe Dream” video which has over 1.1 million views on YouTube. Well, Intel went ahead and made a real-world version of that concert!
MIDI Controlled Musical Art Robots
Tim Laursen presents his robot drummers at World Maker Faire New York 2011. The colorfully decorated MIDI-controlled solenoid drummers are activated by a small button panel, and Tim wears his owl drummer backpack to dance to the music.
