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Forget Mellotrons...

Forget Mellotrons...

2008-08-12 by Rick Blechta

...just wait until THESE puppies hit the music store shelves. He sort of looks like John Bradley -- on a good day.


> Robot researcher Atsuo Takanishi, a professor of engineering at Waseda
> University, in Tokyo, is driven by a vision that would probably appall
> many musicians.
>
>
> http://spectrum.ieee.org/jul08/6454
>

My question is: can the robot do this standing on one foot?

Rick



Re: [newmellotrongroup] Forget Mellotrons...

2008-08-12 by Mark Pring

I suspect 3 robotic violin players would be even heavier, expensive and more temperamental than a tron!
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--- On Wed, 8/13/08, Rick Blechta wrote:
From: Rick Blechta
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Forget Mellotrons...
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 10:51 AM

...just wait until THESE puppies hit the music store shelves. He sort of looks like John Bradley -- on a good day.


> Robot researcher Atsuo Takanishi, a professor of engineering at Waseda
> University, in Tokyo, is driven by a vision that would probably appall
> many musicians.
>
>
> http://spectrum. ieee.org/ jul08/6454
>

My question is: can the robot do this standing on one foot?

Rick




Re: [newmellotrongroup] Forget Mellotrons...

2008-08-12 by Rick Blechta


On Aug 12, 2008, at 7:22 PM, Mark Pring wrote:

I suspect 3 robotic violin players would be even heavier, expensive and more temperamental than a tron!

Yes, but you could also dress them in funny clothes.

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Forget Mellotrons...

2008-08-13 by Mark Pring

Well you can paint trons psychadelic colours or cover them with aluminum foil, my wife is knitting a giant tea cosy for mine.
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--- On Wed, 8/13/08, Rick Blechta wrote:
From: Rick Blechta
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Forget Mellotrons...
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 11:33 AM


On Aug 12, 2008, at 7:22 PM, Mark Pring wrote:

I suspect 3 robotic violin players would be even heavier, expensive and more temperamental than a tron!

Yes, but you could also dress them in funny clothes.

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