Musically inclined hackers too lazy to play drums themselves need to check out this amazing "Yellow Drum Machine". The robot basically wanders around searching for "playable" surfaces, then creates and combines samples on the fly into rhythms. Possibly the coolest feature is that when it hears your stomping or clapping, it joins in after measuring the speed for four beats. Check out a video of it playing on a glass of lemonade after the jump.
Robot Drummer Gets More Ass Than Led Zeppelin In The 70's
1:30 PM on Sat Mar 22 2008
By Eric Sheline
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It is cute whatever it is. But I want to call Fake with the help of stop-animation. But what do I know.
A robot that drives around banging on shit? Sign me up, I'll take two. (I wonder if you were to put two of them together if they would beat on eachother...)
ahahah wow this thing is awsome i really want one for my house i wonder how much it would cost?
Awesome. I love how it does it's thing then just leaves.
Anyone who wants this feature in their home, just give me a call. I have a six year old you can borrow.
@Monty: I loled
What kind of gross lemonade is that?
whoever created this robot is awesomely talented :D
i love how its head swivels back and forth like a junkie on a paranoid trip. It really is a musician.
@Balance_In_Life (PSN): Second the lol
I want one! kinda reminds me of a paranoid musically inclined wall-e
I want one :)
@derekhaltom: Have twins and wait a few years.
that was surprisingly badass. i want to see more videos!
@Camaro02: FAKE with the help of stop animation! There, are you happy now?
that lemonade sucks.
That's not lemonade, that's the blood of its last 'playable surface'
"the video is currently Unavailable try again later"
why earth?
@Amiash is a haroon malik fan!: The irony hurts.
i liked the way it does its thing then disappears.......much like magic sex....we have sex , next day you disappear
@Haroon Malik:
hey whats going on here? she's jail bait haroon, RUN!
@nutbastard: Dammit, I never learn.
@nutbastard: why are you here? its the weekend sir!
Could someone build a robot out of drums programed to evade the drumming robot? It would fun to see who can out run who!
For all you simple minded folk, look at the water in the glass continuously swish about as the robot continues to move.
Now I want a drink.
Robot rock!
whoever made the robot, nice work! whoever made the lemonade, im sorry...
Hi all,
Thank you so very much for those who has posted nice comments about this :)
(I made it, it was a weekend-project gone "bad")
And no - it is NOT stop-motion, there are videos on letsmakerobots.com
it is really easy to make robots in this style, you can make one in 2 hours, I have instructions made on how to :)
Thanks again :)
/ Fritsl
@Amiash is a haroon malik fan!:
sometimes im bored on the weekend, too!
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