Toyota robot violinist

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Toyota’s robot violinist has 17 computer-controlled joints in its arms and fingers, which allow it to hold the violin, gently draw the bow, and correctly press the strings against the fingerboard. In a recital held at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo on December 6, the 152-centimeter (5-ft) tall humanoid entertained guests with a rendition of “Pomp and Circumstance.”

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25 Responses to “Toyota robot violinist”

  • MariaRanfj:

    Great Supra Video! Come check out the Toyota Supra Community at
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  • AzargThorta:

    Perfect if the audience is all robots programmed to clap at the end of the concert.

  • Savic:

    DUDE!!! Sweet!!! that would be so kick ass, unfortunately, they’ll be rather EXPENSIVE O.o

  • Kozak3000:

    Will they make robots that bear arms and fight wars?

  • BigAlzo:

    … a robot that does music hmm not very useful, ipod pawn that robot, and real people pawn them both, the chair is a good idea but very fat, i want them to make a transformer that should be fun

  • founderzita:

    8 wow some cute guys in here!! lol. im SO *****!! S

  • 6392408:

    ha ha ha ha

  • DVM2BN2014:

    I will not consider these robots to be worth the price tag until they come out with a robot:
    1.) with the full range of motion that a human has
    2.) the intuition to use that dexterity to its full measure
    3.) compensation for extenuating circumstances (ie. low battery lol)

  • kyouenna:

    lol uh oh. The robots are coming soon. I sense a bad future…

  • Laxanii:

    This type of technology is useless and will only bring the loss of musicians worldwide.

  • Shadow132345:

    I wish they would look less like huamns.and have compleat feelings,joints,diffrent noy just like..all black eyes..more colors…*giggles* like robots from Wall-E,with art-a-fish-el in-tell-a-gents….XD.look less like human,more like ma-sh-e-na…XP.^^ just like they have a REAL life.and can do more then what they are made for.that..would be awesome.

  • lilnetty2:

    Ford made a robot that is overpaid and lacks leadership and vision.

  • spioncina:

    It’s terrific!!!
    :/

  • shenzo2000:

    amazing yes, but sounds like the personality of a robot. perhaps it should try playing violin upside down

  • Neur0ticism:

    Oh man, you could get lessons from the robot on how to play a violin. I’m EXCITED. I love robotics and music! :D

  • ARocker101:

    theromanpraetorian: get a life old fat man for saying you **** japan for no reason. people like you f*cked up the world @ss hole!

  • theromanpraetorian:

    theres no violin vibrato. thie *****! i **** japos

  • logicaltk:

    Haha. Do you say that you are useless the research to give the robot the egg with the hand?

  • darkboy20067:

    the violinist was a waste of money

  • mcm11793:

    wow. thats different.

  • gopherdude:

    They can emote and they can play music..it’s just that..
    it lacks SOUL.

  • killergods123:

    i want a robot that can give me A WHOPPER!!!!

  • artimus29:

    Robotics gave seeing to the blinded ones, legs and arms to those that don;t have them any longer, hearing to the the deaf ones…If they can play violin, or piano, or any other kind of instruments, let them play :) . I would pretty much like to see live let’s say Led Zepp in about 20 years form now on, in complete formula :) .Robots will play it hehehe. Still, robots don;t have feelings, and cannot express art as humans does…untill then, you have no fear.

  • cuddlyable3:

    toughangell7 please learn to spell properly. THEY ARE = THEY’RE

  • toughangel17:

    that robot is better at playing the violin than me……..=_= THEIR GONNA TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!!!

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