I Have Heard the Robots Singing Each to Each
While other robotic (and robot-assisted) musical groups have employed everything from robot guitarists to electro-mechanical xylophones, Maywa Denki is the first to use a true robot vocalist.
The music group/concept art/design company Maywa Denki has brought the world some incredible “Nonsense Machines“, music machines, and toys. But their robotic vocalist, shown in this “product demonstration video” along with their robotic “Mecha Folk” quartet, is over the top brilliant.
The robotic vocalist, dubbed “Seamoons,” is a combination of mechanical bellows and a computer controlled rubber vocal chord that’s monitored and modified in real time, sounding something like a tiny electric Yma Sumac.
Links (1,2,3) to the two Maywa Denki product demonstration and a (completely mad) performance video. (via Metafilter)
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Even more than those robots, I want that outfit!
“It’s not a onesie, it’s a Speed Suit!”
What? I didn’t have any black, I figured cowboy - next best thing to spies, right?
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which ones are the robots???
damn, i can’t quit watching this video
something about the robot voice entrances
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