Robotic music? Only if a collection of actuators is considered a robot

March 21, 2008
The Science Magazine site has a pretty interesting video of what's called robotic music which is interesting for what it reveals about the definition of a 'robot.' The gadgets you'll see are basically collections of actuators put together in interesting ...

The Science Magazine site has a pretty interesting video of what's called robotic music which is interesting for what it reveals about the definition of a 'robot.' The gadgets you'll see are basically collections of actuators put together in interesting ways to generate different kinds of sounds. They hardly classify as robots in the stricter sense of the word, particularly in that they basically play musical scores created by humans. But the overall effect is worth watching.

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/319/5870/1613b

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Lee Teschler | Editor

Leland was Editor-in-Chief of Machine Design. He has 34 years of Service and holds a B.S. Engineering from the University of Michigan, a B.S. Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan;, and a MBA from Cleveland State University. Prior to joining Penton, Lee worked as a Communications design engineer for the U.S. Government.

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