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General Misc => Robot Videos => Topic started by: bens on December 08, 2007, 12:23:21 AM

Title: Toyota demos robots that play the violin and sign autographs
Post by: bens on December 08, 2007, 12:23:21 AM

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=5342741&ch=4226726&src=news

Very lifelike and impressive, though I wonder if they're just performing prerecorded movements (as opposed to using feedback, which would be just that much more impressive).

Title: Re: Toyota demos robots that play the violin and sign autographs
Post by: HDL_CinC_Dragon on December 08, 2007, 10:28:02 AM

impressive, thats some pretty fluid motor control too. Not too jerky or anything.

Im going to venture on the side of pre-recorded movements. The signature signing is just the same thing as a CNC machine except with a pen and a more advance/involved arm controlling it.

As for the violin playing, well that has to be pre-recorded movement. No way did they make a robot that can hear a song being played and pick the next note that would sound good.

Regardless, its still very impressive.

Title: Re: Toyota demos robots that play the violin and sign autographs
Post by: SmAsH on January 16, 2008, 01:37:16 AM

hmm...very lifelike..that would be hard to build...


~smash

Title: Re: Toyota demos robots that play the violin and sign autographs
Post by: Trumpkin on January 19, 2008, 12:36:42 PM

very impressive I can't believe it can actually play the violin

Title: Re: Toyota demos robots that play the violin and sign autographs
Post by: ed1380 on January 19, 2008, 12:59:30 PM

it told me vid unavailable  :(

Title: Re: Toyota demos robots that play the violin and sign autographs
Post by: SmAsH on January 19, 2008, 06:59:38 PM

are you a member of yahoo? because i dont think it works for non-members. or maybe its just broken.


~smash

Title: Re: Toyota demos robots that play the violin and sign autographs
Post by: E.Man.Lava on January 23, 2008, 09:51:13 AM

I'm a yahoo member and it told me the same thing.  It must be broken.  :'(

Title: Re: Toyota demos robots that play the violin and sign autographs
Post by: Admin on January 26, 2008, 11:15:05 AM

I am not a yahoo member and its working fine for me.

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I wonder if they're just performing prerecorded movements (as opposed to using feedback, which would be just that much more impressive)

I suspect its a combination of both.