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Lazy Musicians Spawn Robot Ukulele

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the devil-made-them-do-it dept.

densetsu writes: "Three weeks ago, instead of forking over 5 whole bucks for an actual ukelele instruction booklet, I decided to teach myself for free using internet resources. Now that my will (and fingers) have been broken, these guys offer a faustian shortcut. They built a Lego Mindstorms-powered REMOTE CONTROLLED self-playing ukulele. The site has some nice photos and mindstorms code. Rock super-stardom, here I come!"

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  1. Ukulele used to play reggae? by captainstupid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm not a big reggae fan, so correct me if I'm wrong, but since when does reggae music include ukulelies (sp)? Could you imagine "No Woman, No Cry" (the only reggae song I know) played with a ukulele?

    Very odd...

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    "Anyway, long story short... is a phrase whose origins are complicated and rambling...." - Abraham Simpson
  2. A technological advance by BigJimSlade · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Wow, now we're one step closer to having giant robotic animals sing *AND* play instruments for us at Chuck E. Cheese!

  3. potheads by igottheloot · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    damn, i guess potheads DO have some type of motivation in this world.