LEMUR GuitarBot: MIDI robotic string instrument

Authors:
Eric Singer;Kevin Larke;David Bianciardi
Affiliations:
LEMUR, New York, NY;LEMUR, New York, NY;LEMUR, New York, NY
Venue:
NIME '03 Proceedings of the 2003 conference on New interfaces for musical expression
Year:
2003

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Abstract

This paper describes the LEMUR GuitarBot, a robotic musical instrument composed of four independent MIDI controllable single-stringed movable bridge units. Design methodology, development and fabrication process, control specification and results are discussed.