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Clarinet Wins Robotic Orchestra Competition

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the long-ways-from-virtuoso-still dept.

Sasha writes "The Australian designed robotic clarinet beat out Dutch and Finnish entries this year at the robotic orchestra competition. The researchers don't expect to replace human musicians, but are instead interested in what makes the difference between playing music well and playing music poorly. There is also a video available of the performance."

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  1. Has to be said by dave_the_dodo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our new clarinet playing overlords.

  2. Look on the bright side... by camperdave · · Score: 3, Funny

    Look on the bright side. They could have made a robotic bagpipe player.

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    1. Re:Look on the bright side... by Gewalt · · Score: 4, Funny

      Do you have any idea how hard it is to get a computer drunk enough to pick up a bagpipe and start playing it?

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    2. Re:Look on the bright side... by camperdave · · Score: 3, Funny

      Are you referring to McBlare?

      Upon seeing the bag inflated prior to a demonstration, one of the professors at Carnegie Mellon was heard to exclaim: "You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!" before he ran screaming out of the room.

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  3. After-perfomance quote by Dhar · · Score: 5, Funny

    After the performance, the clarinet was overheard saying, "All your brass are belong to us."

    -g.