KUKA KR-16 robot playing piano
Published on Jul 15, 2016
A KUKA KR-16, 16kg payload robot, has been programmed to play piano.
Music Construction Machine
Published on Jul 6, 2016
The Music Construction Machine is a large, public, generative music box, which people can operate via a big hand crank. The project is on public display in the Goethe-Institut Pop Up Pavillion in Wroclaw, Poland, as part of the cultural capital program.
GoPro Music: Octant and his robot band - Tiny Machines
Published on Aug 15, 2016
Octant, aka Matthew Steinke, is an artist, musician and inventor that combines the analog and digital worlds to create and express music in a way only he can. Experience Octant and his Tiny Machines.
The Last Gun
October 4, 2012
"Mechano-robotic fluite made from an old shotgun"The Last Gun is a mechano-robotic flute built out of a disabled shotgun and salvaged industrial components. The gun barrels have been transformed into a fully functional double-flute, which is played by compressed air. The mechanics are controlled via the use of open-source electronics using an Arduino microprocessor and the data visualization is accomplished through a Raspberry Pi board.
The programmable robot graphically charts and then musically depicts the rise & fall of annual U.S. arms exports over 5 decades. The flute’s aural response is based upon a value judgment. It is programmed to play a somber melody for every rise in arms exports and an upbeat tune for every year the arms exports drop.
This work is the next iteration of the Chifte Kavali ( vimeo.com/45427394 ).
by James Hobson
January 1, 2017
Self-playing orchestra with 17 instruments - Philipps Paganini
Published on Sep 4, 2017
Welcome to the mechanical version of Alice in Wonderland!
To open the lid on the Phillips Pianella Paganini is like opening a door to a magic mechanical wonderland. Enjoy!! / Martin
The Paganini is an Orchestrion built in 1921. It is the flagship model of Philipps & Son’s from Frankfurt. It is the largest remaining orchestrion of the company. The 3 meters high cabinet houses an instrumentation that can replace 15 musicians. The Organ pipes of the Phillips Paganini can imitate alot of different instruments and. As many as 10 different paper music rolls can be played using the unique revolving mechanism.
The revolving mechanism is a very unique feature that allows the Paganini to play continuosly for for more than 2 hours without a person having to intervene. There is not alot of mechanical instruments that can beat that. The Phillips Paganini is A true masterpiece from the roaring twenties and the very definition of an Orchestrion.
Name: Philipps Pianella Paganini
Type of Instrument: Orchestrion
Year Built: 1921
Maker: J.D. Philipps & Sons Bockenheim
Place of Manufacture: Frankfurt am-Main, Germany
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