Doublestop Magazine

Violinbot

Don’t look for this on the concert stage anytime soon, but check out these two videos of Toyota’s violin-playing robot:

• Guardian
• IEEE Spectrum

For some reason, I found the way the robot swayed while playing to be a little creepy. Perhaps it doesn’t quite rise to the level of the uncanny valley, but it just seemed odd to have a robot looking like they were really lost in the music. (Unless, of course, swaying is necessary for playing…is it??)

Oh, and if you’re a fan of brass instruments, Toyota makes trumpet playing robots, too.

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