Audio and Video Illusion called the McGurk Effect
December 19, 2012 – 2:05 pm | No Comment

It is true, music is best heard when your eyes are closed or if you can get really really close to the stage performer.
Everyone knows this because visual cues can at time be distracting. …

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Amazing drum machine robot
June 23, 2010 – 8:33 pm | 2 Comments
Amazing drum machine robot

I love drum machines – from the boooom of the tr808 to the snappy kick of the tr909, to all the weird an wonderful sounds from early analogue boxes. Well, here’s a completely different …

Robot DJ’s set to take over the world
June 18, 2010 – 1:08 pm | No Comment
Robot DJ’s set to take over the world

Robots have never exactly been thought of as the grooviest types, but the “Juke Bot” is really trying hard to change that image.

The Juke Bot is a pair of Kuka industrial robots – each one …

Creepy robotic singing heads
December 11, 2009 – 4:04 pm | No Comment
Creepy robotic singing heads

These heads are part of an exhibit at Art Basel Miami Beach – the piece is currently being sold for $75,000.

The 3 creepy heads are made from an actual mold of the artist’s face and …

Creepy Robotic hand plays keyboard
December 7, 2009 – 9:15 am | 2 Comments
Creepy Robotic hand plays keyboard

Kitty Clark is an artist and technology geek extraordinare.  One day, she must have thought to herself: “What do you get when you combine a couple of fans, a remote-controlled car and a weird robotic …

LEV, the Theremin-playing robot
November 12, 2009 – 8:33 am | No Comment
LEV, the Theremin-playing robot

At SynthGear, we have a bit of a thing for music-playing robots, and this latest robot that we’ve discovered is pure awesomeness: it’s purpose-made to play the theremin.
Ranjit Bhatnagar, one of our favorite DIY musical-instrument …

Synths and Robots
July 25, 2009 – 7:52 pm | No Comment
Synths and Robots

Picture this: You’ve got robots that are modules in a self-aware modular synth. They start patching themselves together, crafting sound and rhythm, and they work themselves into such a lather that the …