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    Irregular Incurve: The Robot Ribcage Keytar Is Odd But Beautiful

    Irregular Incurve started as an attempt to design a new acoustic instrument puny humans couldn't wrap their hands or mouths around—the result is a robot dinosaur rib cage that plays music. It's mezmerizing:



    It uses a MIDI input device and plays twelve different tones, though it can be tuned so it can play different kinds of music. [Irregular Incurve at ITP]


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