Percussion robots have successfully used a variety of actuator technologies to activate a
wide array of striking mechanisms. Popular types of actuators include solenoids and DC …

Musical robots provide artists and musicians with the ability to realise complex new musical
ideas in real acoustic space. However, most musical robots are created with openloop …

The tradition of building musical robots and automata is thousands of years old. Despite this
rich history, even today musical robots do not play with as much nuance and subtlety as …

The following paper introduces a new mechatronic NIME kit that uses new additions to the
Pd-L2Ork visual programing environment and its K-12 learning module. It is designed to …

While most musical robots that are capable of playing the drum kit utilise a relatively simple
striking motion, the hihat, with the additional degree of motion provided by its pedal, requires …

This paper introduces seven mechatronic compositions performed over three years at the
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Each composition is discussed in regard to how it …

This paper presents the first qualitative user study focusing on composers' experiences in
working with musical robots. Increasingly complicated mechatronic musical instruments …

While numerous attempts at creating mechatronic percussion systems exist, many have
been limited to only playing a single membranophone or idiophone. These systems …

Robot is a machine used to help human work that can work manually, semi automatic, or
automatic. One of them, a robot in the arts. In the arts, robots that play music has developed …

Robotic musicianship, in special robotic percussion, is becoming increasingly relevant as
electronic and mechanical parts are becoming cheap and ubiquitous. The construction of a …