Saturday, March 22, 2008

Physical Drum Machine Roundup

A drum machine triggering analog sounds or samples is cool. A drum machine triggering physical arms/mallets/beaters/whatever is much much cooler.

P.E.A.R.T (Pneumatic and Electronic Actuated RoboT)is a robotic drum machine created by a handful of guys at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Link.



This is a very cool autonomous robot that seeks out things to drum on.


Robotic Drum Teacher:


Via Music Thing - Peter Jackson has a robotic ragtime orchestra



This video contains awkward Peter Jackson, even more awkward robot ragtime band salesman, and a display case of robotic ragtime instruments performing a $100,000 rendition of "A day in the life" by the Beatles. What more could you ask for?

Youtube roundup:









More automated drums here.

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