Shimi (aka Travis), smart musical robot, Tovbot Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Manufacturer - Tovbot Inc.

Designer - Media Innovation Lab

"Shimi - A Smart Musical Robot For Your Smartphone" on Kickstarter

Artist - Mason Bretan

 

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Travis Dances to the Star Wars Cantina Band

Published on May 25, 2012

Georgia Tech's Travis is a smart-phone enabled, robotic musical companion that can respond to and enhance musical experiences. The first application developed for Travis allows the robot to listen to and analyze rhythms played by humans and respond by choosing songs with similar beat and tempo from the phone music library. The robot then dances to the music using a set of expressive gestures that fit the desired tempo and genre. Travis was developed in collaboration with Media Innovation Lab at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzelia, Israel.

 

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The Shimi Band

Published on Jun 18, 2012

 

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Tovbot's Shimi

Published on Jun 20, 2012

 

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Shimi: Georgia Tech's New Robotic Musician

Published on Jun 25, 2012

Shimi, a musical companion developed by Georgia Tech's Center for Music Technology, recommends songs, dances to the beat and keeps the music pumping based on listener feedback. The smartphone-enabled, one-foot-tall robot is billed as an interactive "musical buddy."

 

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Article "Musical Robot Companion Enhances Listener Experience"

by Jason Maderer and Liz Klipp
June 26, 2012

 

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Shimi A Smart Musical Robot For Your iPhone

Published on Sep 11, 2012

 

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Shimi the rockin' robot boogies to your beat

Published on Sep 12, 2012

Sept. 11 - If you're looking for a musical soul mate who understands your unique taste in tunes and rocks to your rhythms, you might soon be in luck. Scientists at Georgia Tech are about to commercialize Shimi, their dancing robot, an android designed to put glide in your stride. Ben Gruber reports.

 

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Shimi robot's new voice

Published on Mar 15, 2019